Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.3 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 87.8% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.38
|
$16.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.91
|
$8.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.65
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.13
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 74.8% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.99
|
$2.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.57
|
$4.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.07
|
$3.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.66
|
$3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.33
|
$4.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.65
|
$1.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.47
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.20
|
$1.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.00
|
$1.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.64
|
$1.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.98
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.43
|
$3.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.04
|
$85.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,642.58
|
$25,072.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.41
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$520.27
|
$63.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,221.89
|
$1,273.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,954.11
|
$1,019.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.90
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,499.90
|
$1,216.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,828.40
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.54
|
$4.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.39
|
$3.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.22
|
$9.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$590.14
|
$39.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.74
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$766.51
|
$45.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.63
|
$33.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,403.37
|
$75.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,206.00
|
$105.59
|
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