Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 57.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$157.32
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$89.15
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.48
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 44.7% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.84
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$54.36
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$82.38
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$41.65
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$38.18
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$15.07
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.59
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.27
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.94
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.88
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.88
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$79.57
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$157,324.99
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$126.91
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$996.18
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,700.88
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,794.67
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,311.75
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,699.70
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$71,033.98
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$26.22
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.82
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.95
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$873.15
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$62.93
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$707.96
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$466.47
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,337.26
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,134.02
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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