Cost of living comparison
New York is 2.7 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in New York instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.94
|
$19.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.36
|
$9.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.72
|
$2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.18
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.13
|
$3.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.81
|
$6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.40
|
$3.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.80
|
$4.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.54
|
$5.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.73
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.51
|
$0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.24
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.04
|
$2.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.69
|
$1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.02
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.75
|
$3.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$355.47
|
$85.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,935.75
|
$25,525.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$203.22
|
$20.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$522.37
|
$71.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,251.11
|
$1,693.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,974.15
|
$1,448.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$797.11
|
$123.93
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,514.06
|
$1,180.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$67,098.76
|
$20,394.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.68
|
$5.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.57
|
$4.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.47
|
$12.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$592.53
|
$45.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$72.03
|
$13.56
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
New York
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$769.61
|
$46.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$598.04
|
$37.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,409.05
|
$78.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,210.88
|
$108.30
|
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