Cost of living comparison
Cancun is 26.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Cancun instead of United States, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$15.31
MX$256.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$10.00
MX$167.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.77
MX$29.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.49
MX$24.97
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.75
MX$46.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$5.08
MX$85.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$5.89
MX$98.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$2.55
MX$42.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.43
MX$57.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.64
MX$27.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.78
MX$13.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.65
MX$27.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.92
MX$15.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.07
MX$17.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.15
MX$19.32
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$5.43
MX$91.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$41.29
MX$692.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$31,011.85
MX$520,391.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$22.41
MX$375.98
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$32.04
MX$537.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$753.28
MX$12,640.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$500.26
MX$8,394.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$74.89
MX$1,256.72
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$296.76
MX$4,979.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$8,546.81
MX$143,418.82
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$3.56
MX$59.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$4.18
MX$70.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$4.45
MX$74.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$33.61
MX$564.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$4.90
MX$82.17
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
United States
|
Cancun
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$56.33
MX$945.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$36.73
MX$616.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$93.83
MX$1,574.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$113.18
MX$1,899.29
|
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