Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.3 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹301.47
|
$10.09
MX$193.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹351.72
|
$8.90
MX$170.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹44.27
|
$1.21
MX$23.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.34
|
$0.84
MX$16.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹49.81
|
$2.63
MX$50.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹355.52
|
$5.57
MX$106.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹191.73
|
$6.31
MX$121.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.85
|
$2.49
MX$47.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹148.45
|
$4.13
MX$79.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹101.21
|
$1.42
MX$27.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.40
|
$0.70
MX$13.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹41.97
|
$0.82
MX$15.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.67
|
$0.91
MX$17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.61
|
$0.95
MX$18.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.13
|
$0.87
MX$16.61
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹392.54
|
$5.46
MX$104.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,507.36
|
$21.52
MX$412.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,507,362.32
|
$21,960.54
MX$421,181.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹341.67
|
$5.34
MX$102.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹965.70
|
$27.98
MX$536.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,352.59
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,307.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹16,011.54
|
$643.75
MX$12,346.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,408.07
|
$41.48
MX$795.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,176.25
|
$408.19
MX$7,828.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹308,305.84
|
$10,042.62
MX$192,607.48
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹200.98
|
$2.97
MX$56.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹205.18
|
$3.52
MX$67.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹361.77
|
$4.45
MX$85.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹2,007.77
|
$60.85
MX$1,167.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹452.21
|
$5.94
MX$113.83
|
|
pay 99.3% more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,749.48
|
$66.94
MX$1,283.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,168.39
|
$45.00
MX$863.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,536.09
|
$110.60
MX$2,121.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,310.04
|
$106.14
MX$2,035.72
|
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