Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 26.9% cheaper than Detroit.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Detroit, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$10.09
MX$193.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.93
|
$8.90
MX$170.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
|
$1.21
MX$23.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.84
MX$16.08
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$2.63
MX$50.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.77
|
$5.57
MX$106.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
|
$6.31
MX$121.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
|
$2.49
MX$47.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.14
|
$4.13
MX$79.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$1.42
MX$27.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.70
MX$13.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.82
MX$15.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.91
MX$17.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.95
MX$18.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$0.87
MX$16.61
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$5.46
MX$104.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.00
|
$21.52
MX$412.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$21,960.54
MX$421,181.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
|
$5.34
MX$102.45
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.00
|
$27.98
MX$536.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,414.29
|
$1,058.85
MX$20,307.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,026.33
|
$643.75
MX$12,346.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.21
|
$41.48
MX$795.56
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,294.79
|
$408.19
MX$7,828.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,800.00
|
$10,042.62
MX$192,607.48
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$2.97
MX$56.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.52
MX$67.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$4.45
MX$85.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$60.85
MX$1,167.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.00
|
$5.94
MX$113.83
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Detroit
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$66.94
MX$1,283.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.75
|
$45.00
MX$863.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.50
|
$110.60
MX$2,121.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$106.14
MX$2,035.72
|
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