Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 3.6% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.79
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.35
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.43
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.36
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 15.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.10
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.78
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.84
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.09
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.90
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.49
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.61
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.67
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.63
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.51
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.80
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.94
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD398.95
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD211,940.84
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.80
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD331.72
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,880.67
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,815.65
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD387.74
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 100.0% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,167.75
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,245.62
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD11.97
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.31
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.89
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD338.39
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.87
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD433.40
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD386.48
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD681.54
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD621.69
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
|
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