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Saratoga Springs vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Saratoga Springs is 92.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 32.8% more in Saratoga Springs
Groceries: pay 67.7% more in Saratoga Springs
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Saratoga Springs
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Saratoga Springs
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Saratoga Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.7% more in Saratoga Springs
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Saratoga Springs

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Saratoga Springs are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saratoga Springs.

Saratoga Springs vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saratoga Springs instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 32.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$20.00	+84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$8.00	-9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$2.13	+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$1.74	+33.2%
Average			+32.8%

Mexico City vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$3.40	+29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$9.53	+89.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$4.25	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$3.72	+42.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$10.75	+182.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$1.73	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.64	-19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$1.76	+80.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$3.27	+260.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$1.45	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$1.36	+37.1%
Average			+67.7%

Mexico City vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$3.22	-37.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$34,000.00	+69.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$18.35	+314.8%
Average			+115.7%

Mexico City vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$66.00	+113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$2,509.67	+132.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$1,574.33	+132.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$147.84	+295.7%
Average			+168.6%

Mexico City vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$1,400.00	+225.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$30,000.00	+175.3%
Average			+200.3%

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pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$5.00	+53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$4.11	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$13.00	+199.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$60.00	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$15.00	+130.3%
Average			+78.7%

Mexico City vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Saratoga Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$47.50	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$34.00	-29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$86.00	-18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$114.33	+3.1%
Average			-16.8%

Mexico City vs. Saratoga Springs - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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