Cost of living comparison
Praia is 7.2% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Praia instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
|
pay 7.7% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
|
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
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