Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 17.0% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs319
|
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs117
|
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs971
|
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
|
pay 20.7% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
|
pay 88.6% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
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