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North Vancouver vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 66.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 88.7% more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.3% more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 15.1% less in North Vancouver

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in North Vancouver are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in North Vancouver.

North Vancouver vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$186.00	$17.94 CA$24.56	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$151.13	$10.76 CA$14.73	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.67	$2.07 CA$2.83	+19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.34	$1.61 CA$2.21	+23.6%
Average			+32.6%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$44.98	$2.39 CA$3.27	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.35	$5.02 CA$6.87	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.02	$6.88 CA$9.42	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.66	$3.49 CA$4.77	+33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.18	$4.85 CA$6.64	+27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.46	$1.39 CA$1.91	+1.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.71	$0.58 CA$0.80	-27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.68	$1.34 CA$1.84	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.53	$1.74 CA$2.38	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.42	$1.15 CA$1.57	+19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.03	$0.97 CA$1.32	-2.8%
Average			+16.2%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.02	$4.76 CA$6.51	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$334.81	$87.99 CA$120.44	+350.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$343K	$24,382.26 CA$33,373.22	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$75.81	$15.14 CA$20.73	+242.3%
Average			+151.7%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$529.97	$67.45 CA$92.33	+118.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,488.71	$1,834.98 CA$2,511.63	+70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,603.05	$1,607.40 CA$2,200.13	+137.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$640.10	$100.30 CA$137.28	+168.5%
Average			+123.5%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - Cost of housing

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pay 88.7% more for childcare

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,373.69	$1,199.27 CA$1,641.50	+178.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$187K	$10,763.85 CA$14,733.01	-1.2%
Average			+88.7%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - Cost of childcare

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pay 65.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$55.80	$5.02 CA$6.88	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.34	$3.96 CA$5.42	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.40	$14.35 CA$19.64	+230.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,001.32	$32.00 CA$43.81	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$111.60	$11.93 CA$16.33	+83.1%
Average			+65.3%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,044.15	$60.42 CA$82.70	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$823.68	$38.27 CA$52.38	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,811.27	$84.68 CA$115.90	-19.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,900.19	$89.70 CA$122.78	-19.1%
Average			-15.1%

Mexico City vs. North Vancouver - 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: February 2026

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