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Mexico City vs. North Charleston Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 26.2% cheaper than North Charleston.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 60.7% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in North Charleston. Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. North Charleston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of North Charleston, you would:

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.50	$10.86 MX$195.79	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.82 MX$159.08	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$1.73 MX$31.23	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$1.30 MX$23.52	-47.8%
Average			-41.5%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.67	$2.63 MX$47.34	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.93	$5.04 MX$90.89	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.94	$6.54 MX$117.92	+65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73	$2.61 MX$47.01	-44.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.25	$3.80 MX$68.61	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.04	$1.37 MX$24.69	-66.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.80 MX$14.43	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12	$0.97 MX$17.55	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.47	$0.91 MX$16.34	-63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.96 MX$17.29	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.99 MX$17.93	-13.5%
Average			-30.4%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% less for transportation

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99	$5.14 MX$92.65	+71.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.00	$19.54 MX$352.42	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	-43.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.53	$4.42 MX$79.79	-71.5%
Average			-26.1%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.7% less for housing

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.60	$30.93 MX$557.85	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,026.67	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,500.00	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.33	$37.36 MX$673.78	-78.1%
Average			-60.7%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 46.4% less for childcare

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,366.67	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	-68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,400.00	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	-24.3%
Average			-46.4%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.26 MX$58.74	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.92	$3.81 MX$68.78	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$4.34 MX$78.32	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.49	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	+234.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$6.51 MX$117.47	-53.5%
Average			+10.7%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	North Charleston	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.00	$48.08 MX$867.02	+33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.80	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	-10.2%
Average			+11.1%

North Charleston vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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