Cost of living comparison
India is 59.4% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in India instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 70.9% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
India
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$185.88
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$156.21
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$24.79
|
$0.39
₹32.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$18.71
|
$0.17
₹14.24
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$49.12
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$76.54
|
$2.56
₹213.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$107.82
|
$2.56
₹213.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$49.18
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$63.98
|
$1.36
₹113.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$24.17
|
$0.85
₹71.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$11.60
|
$0.31
₹26.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$14.45
|
$0.47
₹39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$14.20
|
$0.23
₹19.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.59
|
$0.16
₹13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$14.23
|
$0.17
₹14.38
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$97.70
|
$4.69
₹390.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$530.65
|
$10.04
₹837.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$417,718.23
|
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$318.91
|
$2.97
₹247.66
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$607.22
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,997.29
|
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,787.69
|
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,007.49
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,226.52
|
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$88,428.96
|
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$47.16
|
$1.84
₹153.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$61.52
|
$1.59
₹132.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$79.57
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$712.72
|
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$95.75
|
$3.38
₹281.66
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,003.85
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$781.86
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,762.53
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,667.44
|
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
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