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West New York vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

West New York is 94.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% more in West New York
Groceries: pay 48.4% more in West New York
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in West New York
Housing: pay 76.5% more in West New York
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in West New York
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.6% more in West New York
Clothing: pay 4.7% more in West New York

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

West New York vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West New York instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 30.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	West New York
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$18.00	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$12.00	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$2.33	+34.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$1.10	-15.6%
Average			+30.2%

Mexico City vs. West New York - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	West New York
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$4.25	+61.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$6.98	+38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$4.90	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$5.00	+91.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$4.66	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$2.75	+100.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.69	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$1.94	+99.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$1.76	+94.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$1.39	+44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$1.18	+18.2%
Average			+48.4%

Mexico City vs. West New York - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	West New York
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$3.05	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$125.00	+539.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$36,344.69	+81.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$20.40	+361.0%
Average			+235.4%

Mexico City vs. West New York - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	West New York
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$58.33	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$1,800.00	+66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$65.00	+74.0%
Average			+76.5%

Mexico City vs. West New York - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	West New York
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$1,750.00	+306.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$16,000.00	+46.8%
Average			+176.7%

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pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	West New York
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$6.00	+84.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$5.00	+31.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$12.00	+176.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$29.00	-50.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$20.00	+207.0%
Average			+89.6%

Mexico City vs. West New York - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	West New York
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$50.00	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$80.00	+66.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$86.67	-18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$98.00	-11.6%
Average			+4.7%

Mexico City vs. West New York - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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