Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 11.9% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,131.11
|
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.22
|
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.35
|
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.59
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,511.65
|
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,130.98
|
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD854.96
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,247.52
|
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.55
|
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.51
|
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD309.92
|
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.41
|
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,800.98
|
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,462.16
|
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
|
pay 14.7% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,479.35
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,433.78
|
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,403.95
|
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,656.47
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,405.77
|
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,245.27
|
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD650.96
|
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,116.35
|
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,147.54
|
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,253.33
|
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,641.57
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,962.18
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,483.14
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,260.63
|
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
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