Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 18.6% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
₡5,057
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
₡4,611
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
₡915
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
₡839
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
₡1,027
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
₡1,839
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
₡3,563
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
₡1,593
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
₡1,922
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
₡1,109
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₡266
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
₡440
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡542
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₡491
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
₡515
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 40.3% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
₡3,089
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
₡17,907
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
₡16,301,969
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
₡6,673
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 4.7% less for housing
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
₡25,472
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
₡343,865
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
₡210,562
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
₡22,051
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
₡179,431
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
₡4,374,839
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
₡1,397
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
₡1,528
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
₡2,189
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
₡30,395
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
₡3,726
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 24.3% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
₡42,651
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
₡24,457
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
₡61,195
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
₡57,122
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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