Cost of living comparison

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Saint John's vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 60.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 84.2% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 78.3% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$13.88 EC$37.50	+27.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$11.10 EC$30.00	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$2.07 EC$5.60	+19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.96 EC$2.58	-26.7%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 84.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$2.78 EC$7.50	+5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$4.07 EC$11.00	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$8.40 EC$22.71	+28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$5.37 EC$14.50	+105.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$3.69 EC$9.98	-2.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$2.96 EC$8.00	+116.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$1.11 EC$3.00	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$3.70 EC$10.00	+280.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$3.70 EC$10.00	+308.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$1.30 EC$3.50	+35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$1.30 EC$3.50	+30.3%
Average			+84.2%

Mexico City vs. Saint John's - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$6.29 EC$17.00	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$51.53 EC$139.27	+1064.7%
Average			+368.4%

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pay 78.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$77.58 EC$209.67	+150.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$99.04 EC$267.65	+165.1%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-83.0%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$3.95 EC$10.67	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$61.67 EC$166.67	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$6.20 EC$16.75	-4.9%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$50.00 EC$135.13	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$74.00 EC$200.00	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	??
Average			-24.0%

Mexico City vs. Saint John's - Cost of clothing

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