Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 29.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
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pay 2.5% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Mexico City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
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