Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 10.0% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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