Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 65.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 84.2% more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 52.0% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 9.5% less in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 16.2% less in Port Vila

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

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Port Vila vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$12.67 VUV1,500	+13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$14.35 VUV1,700	+29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$2.28 VUV270	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$2.36 VUV279	+81.1%
Average			+27.4%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.94 VUV230	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$8.86 VUV1,050	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$10.63 VUV1,259	+58.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$6.23 VUV737	+117.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$7.40 VUV877	+68.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$3.24 VUV384	+126.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.96 VUV113	+6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.78 VUV211	+91.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$4.21 VUV499	+304.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$4.02 VUV476	+340.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.57 VUV186	+84.8%
Average			+84.2%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$6.78 VUV803	+17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$67.55 VUV8,000	+237.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$23,220.47 VUV3M	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$9.29 VUV1,100	+42.1%
Average			+52.0%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$363.08 VUV43,000	+947.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$484.28 VUV57,353	+915.0%
Average			+130.5%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of housing

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pay 9.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$624.84 VUV74,000	+43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	-42.9%
Average			-9.5%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of childcare

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$5.07 VUV600	+51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$4.08 VUV483	+7.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$9.29 VUV1,100	+75.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$68.29 VUV8,088	+19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	??
Average			+30.3%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$40.99 VUV4,854	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$67.55 VUV8,000	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$84.40 VUV9,995	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$101.28 VUV11,995	-12.7%
Average			-16.2%

Mexico City vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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