Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 99.9% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Praia, you would:
pay 12.7% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 92.5% more for housing
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
Praia
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
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