Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 74.0% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
|
pay 52.4% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
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