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Teresina vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Teresina is 17.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Teresina
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in Teresina
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in Teresina
Housing: pay 72.6% less in Teresina
Childcare: pay 80.0% more in Teresina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% less in Teresina
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in Teresina

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

Teresina vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Teresina instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Teresina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$5.59 R$30.41	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$4.10 R$22.30	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.93 R$5.07	-46.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.75 R$4.05	-42.8%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Teresina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$2.19 R$11.90	-16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$2.80 R$15.20	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.79 R$26.07	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.71 R$20.18	+42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.69 R$9.19	-55.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.74 R$4.01	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.25 R$1.38	-68.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.34 R$1.84	-65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.34 R$1.84	-62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.34 R$1.84	-64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.25 R$1.38	-74.5%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Teresina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.24 R$23.07	-17.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$38.76 R$210.82	+98.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$20,497.15 R$111,492.19	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$9.89 R$53.82	+123.6%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 72.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Teresina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$16.77 R$91.22	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$139.75 R$760.17	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$102.49 R$557.46	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	??
Average			-72.6%

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pay 80.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Teresina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$931.69 R$5,067.83	+116.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$15,652.37 R$85,139.49	+43.6%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Teresina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.40 R$7.60	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.86 R$10.14	-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$19.57 R$106.42	-66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$8.39 R$45.61	+28.7%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Teresina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$27.95 R$152.03	-54.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$21.43 R$116.56	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$55.90 R$304.07	-47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$43.79 R$238.19	-60.5%
Average			-54.3%

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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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