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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$201.54
|
$2.48
₹208.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$169.37
|
$3.94
₹331.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$26.88
|
$0.39
₹33.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.28
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$53.26
|
$0.46
₹38.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$82.99
|
$2.56
₹214.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$116.90
|
$2.56
₹214.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$53.33
|
$0.93
₹77.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$69.38
|
$1.36
₹114.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.20
|
$0.85
₹71.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.58
|
$0.31
₹26.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.66
|
$0.47
₹39.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$17.98
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.42
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$105.94
|
$4.69
₹393.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$575.37
|
$10.04
₹844.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$452,921.96
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,245.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$345.79
|
$2.97
₹249.75
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$658.40
|
$7.66
₹644.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,924.10
|
$136.15
₹11,446.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,444.01
|
$88.97
₹7,479.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,092.39
|
$28.75
₹2,416.98
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,582.71
|
$58.47
₹4,915.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$95,881.42
|
$1,644.63
₹138,262.82
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$51.14
|
$1.84
₹154.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$66.71
|
$1.59
₹134.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$86.27
|
$3.63
₹305.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$772.79
|
$16.08
₹1,351.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$103.82
|
$3.38
₹284.03
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Mexico
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,088.45
|
$23.53
₹1,977.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$847.76
|
$24.73
₹2,079.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,911.07
|
$41.02
₹3,448.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,807.96
|
$30.71
₹2,582.00
|
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