Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.6 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 82.0% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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