Cost of living comparison
compared to
Salt Lake City vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary
Salt Lake City is 76.6% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.6% more in Salt Lake City
- Groceries
-
pay 35.2% more in Salt Lake City
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Salt Lake City
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Salt Lake City
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Salt Lake City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 65.1% more in Salt Lake City
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Salt Lake City
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.86
MX$197.31
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MX$160.32
|
$11.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
MX$31.47
|
$2.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
MX$23.70
|
$1.83
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of restaurants
pay 35.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$47.71
|
$3.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
MX$91.60
|
$6.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.54
MX$118.83
|
$3.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
MX$47.38
|
$4.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
MX$69.15
|
$4.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
MX$24.88
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$14.54
|
$0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
MX$17.69
|
$1.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.47
|
$2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
MX$17.42
|
$1.16
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
MX$18.07
|
$1.24
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of groceries
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
MX$93.37
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.54
MX$355.17
|
$85.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,030.45
MX$364,045.47
|
$34,677.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
MX$80.42
|
$13.93
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of transportation
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
MX$562.20
|
$80.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,079.15
MX$19,613.07
|
$1,633.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.25
MX$12,308.67
|
$1,392.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.36
MX$679.03
|
$134.44
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of housing
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$430.39
MX$7,822.12
|
$1,044.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,897.53
MX$198,058.25
|
$18,333.33
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of childcare
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
MX$59.19
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
MX$69.31
|
$5.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$78.93
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.44
MX$1,062.21
|
$30.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.51
MX$118.39
|
$14.00
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.95
MX$1,107.65
|
$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.08
MX$873.77
|
$44.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.72
MX$1,921.42
|
$105.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.91
MX$2,015.75
|
$100.83
|
|
Mexico City vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of clothing
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