Cost of living comparison

Bridgetown, Barbados

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 21.7% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 52.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.0% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 43.7% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 24.8% less in Mexico City

Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bridgetown, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$9.93 MX$201.21	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$7.45 MX$150.91	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$1.08 MX$21.87	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$0.77 MX$15.66	-40.2%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$2.45 MX$49.69	-11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$4.87 MX$98.63	-66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$5.51 MX$111.61	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$2.18 MX$44.23	-57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$3.57 MX$72.36	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$1.22 MX$24.76	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$0.67 MX$13.56	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$0.80 MX$16.19	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$0.83 MX$16.77	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$0.85 MX$17.25	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.83 MX$16.77	-44.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 52.1% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.64 MX$93.98	-41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$17.87 MX$362.18	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$18,615.02 MX$377,273.73	-46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$3.47 MX$70.42	-86.4%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 10.0% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$24.38 MX$494.10	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$893.52 MX$18,109.14	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$544.24 MX$11,030.11	+13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$30.31 MX$614.32	-54.7%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 43.7% more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$381.33 MX$7,728.40	+57.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$8,426.99 MX$170,791.22	+29.6%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$2.73 MX$55.33	+9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$3.01 MX$60.93	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$3.92 MX$79.48	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$53.69 MX$1,088.09	-27.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$4.96 MX$100.61	-52.7%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 24.8% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$56.36 MX$1,142.16	-22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$41.06 MX$832.15	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$91.99 MX$1,864.43	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$91.93 MX$1,863.15	-20.1%
Average			-24.8%

Bridgetown vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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