Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 86.2% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
$289.65
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
$514.93
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
$864.48
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
$175.18
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
$241.80
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
$350.36
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
$455.87
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$201.76
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
$350.96
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
$760.07
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 25.0% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
$482.75
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
$708.03
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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