Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ponce vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary
Ponce is 46.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.5% more in Ponce
- Groceries
-
pay 42.7% more in Ponce
- Transportation
-
pay 25.4% more in Ponce
- Housing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Ponce
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3% more in Ponce
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 38.6% more in Ponce
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6% less in Ponce
The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Ponce are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Ponce.
Ponce vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ponce instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
MX$197.31
|
$13.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MX$160.32
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MX$31.47
|
$1.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
MX$23.70
|
$1.25
|
|
Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of restaurants
pay 42.7% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$47.71
|
$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
MX$91.60
|
$4.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
MX$118.83
|
$7.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
MX$47.38
|
$4.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
MX$69.15
|
$3.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
MX$24.88
|
$2.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$14.54
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
MX$17.69
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.47
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
MX$17.42
|
$1.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
MX$18.07
|
$0.89
|
|
Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of groceries
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
MX$93.37
|
$3.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.54
MX$355.17
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,030.45
MX$364,045.47
|
$36,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
MX$80.42
|
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Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of transportation
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
MX$562.20
|
$39.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,079.15
MX$19,613.07
|
$1,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.25
MX$12,308.67
|
$412.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.36
MX$679.03
|
$370.88
|
|
Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of housing
pay 2.3% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.39
MX$7,822.12
|
$470.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,897.53
MX$198,058.25
|
$10,400.00
|
|
Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of childcare
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
MX$59.19
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
MX$69.31
|
$3.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$78.93
|
$9.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
MX$1,062.21
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.51
MX$118.39
|
$9.75
|
|
Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.6% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Ponce
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.95
MX$1,107.65
|
$47.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.08
MX$873.77
|
$56.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.72
MX$1,921.42
|
$88.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.91
MX$2,015.75
|
$110.00
|
|
Mexico City vs. Ponce - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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