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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,491.66
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,794.00
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD254.15
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD149.50
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD420.74
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,123.50
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,582.38
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD714.28
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD551.26
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD373.89
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD252.55
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD356.19
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD429.07
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD148.20
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD195.31
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD839.44
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,979.99
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,288,992.09
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,079.65
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 7.0% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,832.05
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD129,430.16
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,969.30
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,794.68
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 60.1% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD183,913.82
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,871,600.66
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD448.50
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD813.94
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD458.47
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,139.42
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,245.83
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,973.31
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,963.31
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,541.29
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,943.29
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
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