Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$172.21
|
$18.07
£14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$144.72
|
$8.96
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$22.97
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$17.33
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 6.9% more for groceries
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$45.51
|
$1.46
£1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$70.91
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$99.89
|
$5.75
£4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$45.57
|
$3.68
£2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$59.28
|
$3.66
£2.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$22.39
|
$1.20
£0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$10.75
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$13.38
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$1.40
£1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$15.37
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.18
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 76.8% more for transportation
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$90.52
|
$7.22
£5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$491.63
|
$94.64
£74.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$387,007.28
|
$33,464.66
£26,273.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$295.47
|
$16.98
£13.33
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$562.58
|
$37.59
£29.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,188.76
|
$1,224.35
£961.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,215.13
|
$974.65
£765.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$933.42
|
$234.45
£184.07
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$3,915.78
|
$1,426.61
£1,120.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$81,927.60
|
$18,036.83
£14,160.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$43.69
|
$5.42
£4.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$57.00
|
$3.93
£3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$73.72
|
$16.35
£12.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$660.32
|
$43.82
£34.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$88.71
|
$12.87
£10.11
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Mexico
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$930.04
|
$76.61
£60.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$724.38
|
$39.64
£31.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,632.95
|
$90.51
£71.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,544.85
|
$94.66
£74.32
|
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