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Somerset West vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Somerset West is 20.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% less in Somerset West
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Somerset West
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Somerset West
Housing: pay 3.0% more in Somerset West
Childcare: pay 57.5% less in Somerset West
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% less in Somerset West
Clothing: pay 41.4% less in Somerset West

The cost of transportation and housing in Somerset West are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Somerset West.

Somerset West vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somerset West instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 35.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$8.64 ZAR145.85	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$5.04 ZAR85.08	-42.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.86 ZAR14.59	-50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.91 ZAR15.31	-30.4%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$0.95 ZAR16.12	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.89 ZAR65.63	-22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$3.54 ZAR59.81	-45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.20 ZAR37.19	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.26 ZAR38.08	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.79 ZAR13.29	-42.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.76 ZAR12.84	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.74 ZAR12.56	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.73 ZAR12.35	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.60 ZAR10.10	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.62 ZAR10.52	-37.3%
Average			-32.1%

Mexico City vs. Somerset West - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.75 ZAR80.24	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$20,166.39 ZAR340,317.09	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$10.20 ZAR172.10	+130.5%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 3.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$43.17 ZAR728.49	+39.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$639.56 ZAR10,792.91	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$403.33 ZAR6,806.34	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$57.35 ZAR967.76	+53.5%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 57.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$229.03 ZAR3,865.03	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$3,457.10 ZAR58,340.07	-68.3%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.59 ZAR43.76	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.07 ZAR35.00	-45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.17 ZAR53.48	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$39.61 ZAR668.48	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$6.91 ZAR116.68	+6.1%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 41.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Somerset West
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$32.65 ZAR550.99	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$28.09 ZAR474.01	-41.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$67.22 ZAR1,134.39	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$65.30 ZAR1,101.98	-41.1%
Average			-41.4%

Mexico City vs. Somerset West - 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: December 2025

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