Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 17.1% more expensive than Cape Town.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 17.5% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.09
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.05
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.21
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 37.3% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.21
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.42
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.11
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.81
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.00
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.66
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR775.45
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR173.70
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR787.97
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.35
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.53
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.68
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.76
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR721.84
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.07
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR974.40
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR561.70
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,402.80
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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