Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.1 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 78.6% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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