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Paarl vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Paarl is 17.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Paarl
Groceries: pay 41.0% less in Paarl
Transportation: pay 43.4% more in Paarl
Housing: pay 20.5% more in Paarl
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Paarl
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Paarl
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Paarl

The cost of transportation and housing in Paarl are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Paarl.

Paarl vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Paarl instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Paarl
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$11.47 ZAR194.10	+5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$5.02 ZAR84.92	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.86 ZAR14.56	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.86 ZAR14.56	-34.0%
Average			-30.4%

Mexico City vs. Paarl - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Paarl
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.99 ZAR16.82	-62.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.13 ZAR69.88	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.49 ZAR76.07	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.88 ZAR31.83	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.43 ZAR41.17	-36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.68 ZAR11.45	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.64 ZAR10.79	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.44 ZAR7.48	-54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.38 ZAR6.38	-60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.39 ZAR6.60	-60.8%
Average			-41.0%

Mexico City vs. Paarl - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Paarl
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.73 ZAR80.09	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$21,788.25 ZAR368,794.43	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$10.15 ZAR171.78	+129.4%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 20.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Paarl
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$42.96 ZAR727.12	+38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$702.38 ZAR11,888.77	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$821.84 ZAR13,910.67	+21.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$58.54 ZAR990.84	+56.7%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Paarl
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$203.55 ZAR3,445.32	-52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$4,300.31 ZAR72,788.38	-60.5%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Paarl
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.29 ZAR38.82	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.01 ZAR33.97	-47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.87 ZAR48.53	-34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$25.23 ZAR427.03	-56.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$6.31 ZAR106.76	-3.2%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Paarl
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$39.37 ZAR666.42	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$28.67 ZAR485.26	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$110.85 ZAR1,876.32	+4.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$88.10 ZAR1,491.23	-20.6%
Average			-22.9%

Mexico City vs. Paarl - 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: December 2025

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