Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 33.9% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.9% more in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 42.3% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 7.6% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 54.0% more in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 71.5% more in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.4% more in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 2.6% more in Mexico City
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Ecuador.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 61.9% more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$9.93
MX$204.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$7.45
MX$153.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.08
MX$22.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.77
MX$15.94
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$2.45
MX$50.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.87
MX$100.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$5.51
MX$113.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.18
MX$45.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.57
MX$73.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.22
MX$25.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.67
MX$13.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.80
MX$16.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.83
MX$17.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.85
MX$17.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.83
MX$17.07
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.64
MX$95.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$17.87
MX$368.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$18,615.02
MX$384,053.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$3.47
MX$71.69
|
|
pay 54.0% more for housing
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$24.38
MX$502.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$893.52
MX$18,434.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$544.24
MX$11,228.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$30.31
MX$625.36
|
|
pay 71.5% more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$381.33
MX$7,867.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$8,426.99
MX$173,860.58
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.73
MX$56.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$3.01
MX$62.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$3.92
MX$80.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$53.69
MX$1,107.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.96
MX$102.41
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$56.36
MX$1,162.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$41.06
MX$847.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$91.99
MX$1,897.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$91.93
MX$1,896.63
|
|
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