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Mexico City vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 26.6% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 9.7% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 9.8% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 63.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 8.1% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Roseau, you would:

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pay 9.7% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.93 MX$204.23	+34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.66 EC$18.00	$7.45 MX$153.17	+11.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 EC$4.62	$1.08 MX$22.20	-36.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.77 MX$15.90	-47.8%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 9.8% less for groceries

	Roseau	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.47 EC$6.67	$2.45 MX$50.44	-0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$4.87 MX$100.11	+338.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.24 EC$38.49	$5.51 MX$113.29	-61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 EC$14.00	$2.18 MX$44.90	-57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.69 EC$12.66	$3.57 MX$73.45	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.85 EC$7.71	$1.22 MX$25.13	-57.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 EC$2.77	$0.67 MX$13.77	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 EC$5.74	$0.80 MX$16.43	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 EC$6.50	$0.83 MX$17.02	-65.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.85 MX$17.50	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.75	$0.83 MX$17.02	-40.4%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	Roseau	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.49 EC$12.13	$4.64 MX$95.39	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.25 EC$87.16	$17.87 MX$367.62	-44.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	$18,615.02 MX$382,936.98	-44.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$37.00 EC$100.00	$3.47 MX$71.48	-90.6%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 63.5% more for housing

	Roseau	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.74 EC$153.33	$24.38 MX$501.51	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$893.52 MX$18,380.97	+215.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$544.24 MX$11,195.68	+167.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 EC$287.22	$30.31 MX$623.55	-71.5%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$111.01 EC$300.00	$381.33 MX$7,844.41	+243.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$8,426.99 MX$173,354.96	+153.0%
Average			+198.2%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.73 MX$56.16	+47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.10 EC$8.38	$3.01 MX$61.84	-3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.92 MX$80.67	-47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.17 EC$116.67	$53.69 MX$1,104.42	+24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$4.96 MX$102.12	-40.4%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 8.1% less for clothing

	Roseau	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.92 EC$191.67	$56.36 MX$1,159.31	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 EC$103.33	$41.06 MX$844.64	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.01 EC$400.00	$91.99 MX$1,892.42	-37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.70 EC$210.00	$91.93 MX$1,891.12	+18.3%
Average			-8.1%

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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: February 2025

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