Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 87.6% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 47.5% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$185.88
|
$15.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$156.21
|
$9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$24.79
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$18.71
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 44.2% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$49.12
|
$2.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$76.54
|
$5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$107.82
|
$3.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$49.18
|
$2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$63.98
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$24.17
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$11.60
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$14.45
|
$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$14.20
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.59
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$14.23
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$97.70
|
$3.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$530.65
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$417,718.23
|
$27,291.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$318.91
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$607.22
|
$68.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,997.29
|
$1,107.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,787.69
|
$831.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,007.49
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,226.52
|
$1,030.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$88,428.96
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$47.16
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$61.52
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$79.57
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$712.72
|
$45.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$95.75
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,003.85
|
$46.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$781.86
|
$41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,762.53
|
$81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,667.44
|
$106.97
|
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