Cost of Living Comparison

XCD

COMPARED TO

MXN

Cost of living

If you lived in Mexico instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$4.80 MX$85.01
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$4.59 MX$81.18
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.75 MX$13.34
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.55 MX$9.72

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Saint John's	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.44 MX$25.42
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.58 MX$45.72
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$3.38 MX$59.79
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.43 MX$25.28
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.11 MX$37.39
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.82 MX$14.45
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.40 MX$7.09
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.44 MX$7.72
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.51 MX$8.96
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.47 MX$8.41
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.48 MX$8.47

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint John's	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$3.46 MX$61.22
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.27 MX$358.73
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$14,675.44 MX$259,774.45
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.06 MX$124.94

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Saint John's	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$24.01 MX$425.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$296.47 MX$5,247.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$207.12 MX$3,666.24
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$26.74 MX$473.42

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint John's	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$143.65 MX$2,542.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,949.86 MX$52,216.42

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of childcare

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.42 MX$25.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$1.99 MX$35.25
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.56 MX$45.40
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$28.20 MX$499.21
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.15 MX$55.76

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint John's	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$36.88 MX$652.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.49 MX$504.35
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$62.18 MX$1,100.72
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$54.97 MX$973.11

Saint John's vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing

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