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Mexico City vs. Stockton Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 17.2% cheaper than Stockton.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 24.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 22.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 36.8% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Stockton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.6% less for restaurants

	Stockton	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$10.86 MX$198.62	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.82 MX$161.38	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42	$1.73 MX$31.68	-49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$1.30 MX$23.86	-45.1%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 24.1% less for groceries

	Stockton	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63	$2.63 MX$48.03	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78	$5.04 MX$92.21	+5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56	$6.54 MX$119.62	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.40	$2.61 MX$47.69	-51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.98	$3.80 MX$69.61	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.82	$1.37 MX$25.05	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65	$0.80 MX$14.63	+23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33	$0.97 MX$17.81	-26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83	$0.91 MX$16.58	-68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77	$0.96 MX$17.54	+25.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99	$0.99 MX$18.19	-50.0%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Stockton	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66	$5.14 MX$93.99	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.00	$19.54 MX$357.52	-51.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,050.31	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41	$4.42 MX$80.95	-76.0%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Stockton	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.13	$30.93 MX$565.92	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,500.00	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,250.00	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-45.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$197.55	$37.36 MX$683.53	-81.1%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 22.5% more for childcare

	Stockton	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.00	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+72.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,000.00	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-27.3%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockton	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$3.26 MX$59.59	-49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.83	$3.81 MX$69.77	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.50	$4.34 MX$79.45	-62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.67	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+59.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.95	$6.51 MX$119.17	-49.7%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 36.8% more for clothing

	Stockton	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.50	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.99	$48.08 MX$879.56	+65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.31	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+38.6%
Average			+36.8%

Stockton vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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