Cost of living comparison
If you lived in The Valley instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mexico City
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
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