Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 40.4% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Suva, you would:
pay 26.5% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
$9.26
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
$14.89
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$2.43
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
$1.79
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 45.5% more for groceries
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
$0.98
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
$10.39
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
$10.47
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$5.68
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
$5.81
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
$2.38
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
$2.62
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
$1.40
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
$1.17
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
$1.01
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
$11.48
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
$72.00
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
$41,142.78
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
$10.29
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 25.1% more for housing
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
$60.09
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
$1,440.00
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
$705.71
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
$82.65
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
$423.77
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
$14,708.54
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
$6.17
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
$6.11
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
$16.46
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
$61.43
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
$8.23
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Suva
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
$48.34
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
$57.60
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
$113.97
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
$106.77
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
|
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