Cost of living comparison
Xalapa is 13.5% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Xalapa instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$168.34
|
$7.42
MX$123.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$141.47
|
$6.53
MX$108.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.45
|
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$16.94
|
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$44.49
|
$2.49
MX$41.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$69.32
|
$3.99
MX$66.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$97.65
|
$5.41
MX$89.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$44.54
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$57.95
|
$3.47
MX$57.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$21.89
|
$1.41
MX$23.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.50
|
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.08
|
$0.79
MX$13.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
$0.75
MX$12.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.02
|
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$12.88
|
$0.60
MX$9.90
|
|
pay 36.3% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$88.49
|
$5.41
MX$89.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$480.59
|
$7.50
MX$124.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$378,314.20
|
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$288.83
|
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
|
pay 40.1% less for housing
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$549.94
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$9,959.90
|
$247.91
MX$4,117.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,053.07
|
$162.16
MX$2,693.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$912.45
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,827.82
|
$127.61
MX$2,119.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$80,087.31
|
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$42.71
|
$1.78
MX$29.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$55.72
|
$2.90
MX$48.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$72.06
|
$4.10
MX$68.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$645.49
|
$25.15
MX$417.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$86.72
|
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Xalapa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$909.15
|
$46.41
MX$770.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$708.11
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,596.27
|
$85.40
MX$1,418.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,510.14
|
$60.82
MX$1,010.12
|
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