Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 15.4% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 37.6% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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