Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.0 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 79.2% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 98.2% more in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 5.5 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 2.9% more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Vanuatu

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

Vanuatu vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.93	$12.52 VUV1,495	+15.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.57	$9.56 VUV1,141	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.93	$2.55 VUV304	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.29	$1.93 VUV230	+47.9%
Average			+29.7%

Mexico City vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.90	$2.54 VUV303	-3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.03	$10.02 VUV1,196	+98.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.80	$9.06 VUV1,082	+38.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.57	$5.26 VUV628	+101.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.96	$8.33 VUV995	+119.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.46	$2.11 VUV252	+54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.29	$0.88 VUV105	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.39	$2.73 VUV325	+180.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.19	$2.46 VUV294	+171.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.12	$1.96 VUV234	+104.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.76	$0.95 VUV114	-4.0%
Average			+79.2%

Mexico City vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.77	$7.11 VUV849	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$349.08	$66.78 VUV7,973	+241.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$358K	$22,956.84 VUV3M	+14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.04	$8.77 VUV1,046	+98.1%
Average			+98.2%

Mexico City vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$552.56	$226.79 VUV27,076	+633.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,276.81	$1,906.11 VUV228K	+76.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,097.64	$1,278.71 VUV153K	+88.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$667.39	$406.43 VUV48,523	+987.8%
Average			+446.6%

Mexico City vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,688.01	$617.75 VUV73,752	+43.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$195K	$6,795.22 VUV811K	-37.6%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.18	$4.81 VUV575	+47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.12	$5.70 VUV680	+49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.57	$9.18 VUV1,096	+111.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,044.00	$67.52 VUV8,061	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.36	$12.52 VUV1,495	+92.2%
Average			+63.3%

Mexico City vs. Vanuatu - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,088.66	$33.39 VUV3,987	-45.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$858.79	$66.78 VUV7,973	+38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,888.48	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,981.19	??
Average			-3.2%

Mexico City vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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