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New Providence vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

New Providence is 99.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in New Providence
Groceries: pay 62.3% more in New Providence
Housing: pay 88.6% more in New Providence
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in New Providence

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in New Providence are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in New Providence.

New Providence vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Providence instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Mexico City	New Providence
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$187.11	$30.00 BSD30.00	+176.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$152.03	$9.75 BSD9.75	+10.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.85	$4.75 BSD4.75	+174.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.48	$3.50 BSD3.50	+168.4%
Average			+132.4%

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	New Providence
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.25	$4.69 BSD4.69	+78.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.87	$6.76 BSD6.76	+34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.69	$11.29 BSD11.29	+72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.93	$6.50 BSD6.50	+149.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.57	$3.75 BSD3.75	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.60	$1.34 BSD1.34	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.79	$1.86 BSD1.86	+132.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.78	$2.03 BSD2.03	+108.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.62	$1.40 BSD1.40	+54.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.52	$1.40 BSD1.40	+46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.14	$1.12 BSD1.12	+12.2%
Average			+62.3%

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Mexico City	New Providence
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.54	??
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$336.80	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$345K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.26	??

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of transportation

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pay 88.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	New Providence
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$533.13	$100.00 BSD100.00	+223.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,598.89	$1,500.00 BSD1,500.00	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,672.20	$700.00 BSD700.00	+3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$643.92	??
Average			+88.6%

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mexico City	New Providence
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,417.64	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	??

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	New Providence
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.13	$9.25 BSD9.25	+184.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.73	$6.17 BSD6.17	+61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.84	$12.00 BSD12.00	+176.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,007.28	$75.00 BSD75.00	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.27	$15.00 BSD15.00	+130.3%
Average			+116.1%

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mexico City	New Providence
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,050.38	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$828.59	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,822.07	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,911.51	??

Mexico City vs. New Providence - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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