Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 10.6% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$6.72
R129.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$0.88
R17.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$0.66
R12.73
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$3.17
R61.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$3.87
R74.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$1.92
R37.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$0.61
R11.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.56
R10.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$0.53
R10.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$0.63
R12.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.50
R9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.51
R9.82
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$4.68
R90.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$45.23
R872.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$10.97
R211.57
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$1.92
R37.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$1.64
R31.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$34.50
R665.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$5.48
R105.79
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
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