Cost of living comparison
Arizona is 2.4 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Arizona instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
$23.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
$11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
$1.57
|
|
pay 72.2% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
$5.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
$3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
$4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
$4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
$2.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
$1.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
$1.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
$1.08
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
$60.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
$27,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
$82.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
$1,525.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
$1,271.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
$138.27
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
$989.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
$14,788.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
$5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
$8.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
$37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
$11.06
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Arizona
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
$44.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
$33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
$80.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
$96.76
|
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