Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 87.1% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 65.7% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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