Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 61.9% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.75
|
$4.59
WST12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.40
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.57
|
$1.46
WST4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.07
|
$1.10
WST3.07
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.84
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.29
|
$8.09
WST22.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.68
|
$4.17
WST11.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.50
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.09
|
$2.66
WST7.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.55
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.43
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.15
|
$1.10
WST3.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.95
|
$4.16
WST11.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.59
|
$0.77
WST2.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.93
|
$0.83
WST2.33
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.06
|
$3.75
WST10.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$352.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$318,172.26
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$201.47
|
$12.78
WST35.78
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$517.87
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,188.67
|
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,931.32
|
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$790.25
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,483.80
|
$76.44
WST214.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,520.99
|
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
|
pay 45.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.38
|
$3.67
WST10.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.18
|
$3.24
WST9.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.94
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$587.43
|
$49.53
WST138.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.41
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Samoa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$762.98
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$592.89
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,396.92
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,200.45
|
$100.00
WST280.00
|
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