Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 52.2% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Mexico instead of California, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
|
California
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.02
|
$8.83
MX$179.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.52
|
$7.25
MX$147.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$1.11
MX$22.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
|
$0.84
MX$17.03
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
|
California
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.14
|
$2.35
MX$47.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.95
|
$3.62
MX$73.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.61
|
$5.17
MX$105.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$2.18
MX$44.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.70
|
$3.12
MX$63.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$1.08
MX$22.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.57
MX$11.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
|
$0.71
MX$14.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.70
MX$14.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.81
MX$16.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.73
MX$14.96
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
California
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
|
$4.48
MX$91.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.05
|
$26.30
MX$535.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,005.28
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,640.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.07
|
$15.63
MX$318.41
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
|
California
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.54
|
$26.71
MX$544.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,371.29
|
$486.26
MX$9,907.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,055.18
|
$362.30
MX$7,382.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.68
|
$44.69
MX$910.54
|
|
pay 87.2% less for childcare
|
California
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,682.51
|
$205.12
MX$4,179.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,905.75
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,868.02
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
California
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.16
MX$43.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.34
|
$2.84
MX$57.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.91
|
$3.78
MX$77.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.35
|
$33.67
MX$685.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.41
|
$4.39
MX$89.46
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
California
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$45.84
MX$934.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.15
|
$36.33
MX$740.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.15
|
$82.04
MX$1,671.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
|
$76.65
MX$1,561.71
|
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