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Mexico City vs. Doncaster Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 23.5% cheaper than Doncaster.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 51.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 54.6% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Doncaster. Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Doncaster Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.3% less for restaurants

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.37 £15.87	$9.93 MX$205.69	-48.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.26 £6.77	$7.45 MX$154.27	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 £1.27	$1.08 MX$22.36	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 £1.06	$0.77 MX$16.01	-40.2%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 £1.60	$2.45 MX$50.80	+25.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 £3.57	$4.87 MX$100.82	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 £4.33	$5.51 MX$114.10	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 £2.59	$2.18 MX$45.22	-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 £3.33	$3.57 MX$73.97	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 £1.05	$1.22 MX$25.31	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.52	$0.67 MX$13.86	+4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 £0.78	$0.80 MX$16.55	-15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 £0.96	$0.83 MX$17.14	-29.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.45	$0.85 MX$17.63	+55.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 £0.48	$0.83 MX$17.15	+41.3%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 51.3% less for transportation

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 £5.69	$4.64 MX$96.07	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.24 £44.44	$17.87 MX$370.24	-67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,144.89 £22,236.25	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.07 £10.71	$3.47 MX$71.99	-73.4%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.99 £35.21	$24.38 MX$505.09	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.34 £489.32	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$574.73 £470.80	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	-5.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.48 £123.26	$30.31 MX$627.99	-79.9%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 54.6% less for childcare

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,203.28 £985.69	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	-68.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,287.63 £11,703.99	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	-41.0%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.17 £4.23	$2.73 MX$56.56	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 £3.31	$3.01 MX$62.28	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.47 £13.49	$3.92 MX$81.25	-76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.06 £23.80	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	+84.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.94 £8.14	$4.96 MX$102.84	-50.1%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Doncaster	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.16 £55.02	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.43 £25.74	$41.06 MX$850.67	+30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.72 £66.12	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.49 £63.48	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	+18.6%
Average			+11.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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