Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 36.9% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$9.93
MX$200.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.45
MX$150.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.08
MX$21.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.77
MX$15.60
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$2.45
MX$49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$4.87
MX$98.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$5.51
MX$111.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$2.18
MX$44.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.57
MX$72.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.22
MX$24.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.67
MX$13.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.80
MX$16.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.85
MX$17.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.83
MX$16.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$4.64
MX$93.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$360.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,615.02
MX$375,889.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.47
MX$70.17
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$24.38
MX$492.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$893.52
MX$18,042.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$544.24
MX$10,989.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$30.31
MX$612.07
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$381.33
MX$7,700.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,164.50
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.73
MX$55.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.01
MX$60.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$3.92
MX$79.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$53.69
MX$1,084.10
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.96
MX$100.24
|
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pay 17.5% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$41.06
MX$829.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$91.99
MX$1,857.59
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$91.93
MX$1,856.31
|
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