Cost of living comparison
London is 3.4 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in London instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mexico
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$21.12
£16.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$9.10
£7.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$1.75
£1.40
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Mexico
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$4.08
£3.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$5.80
£4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$3.53
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$3.80
£3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.16
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$1.47
£1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$8.25
£6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$198.74
£159.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$31,052.51
£24,865.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$22.83
£18.28
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Mexico
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$36.24
£29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$2,575.57
£2,062.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$1,776.05
£1,422.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$286.24
£229.21
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$1,945.82
£1,558.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$21,135.46
£16,924.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$7.45
£5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$4.25
£3.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$56.73
£45.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Mexico
|
London
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$92.70
£74.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$42.71
£34.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$92.09
£73.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$120.19
£96.24
|
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