Cost of living comparison

Hamilton, Canada

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 31.5% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Mexico City

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.85	$9.93 MX$197.86	-44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.51	$7.45 MX$148.40	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 CA$2.78	$1.08 MX$21.51	-44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 CA$2.12	$0.77 MX$15.40	-47.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 CA$3.12	$2.45 MX$48.87	+13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 CA$6.71	$4.87 MX$96.99	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.39 CA$12.08	$5.51 MX$109.75	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 CA$4.35	$2.18 MX$43.50	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 CA$7.80	$3.57 MX$71.16	-34.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.29	$1.22 MX$24.35	-23.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 CA$0.75	$0.67 MX$13.34	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 CA$2.49	$0.80 MX$15.92	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 CA$2.16	$0.83 MX$16.49	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CA$1.15	$0.85 MX$16.96	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CA$1.59	$0.83 MX$16.49	-25.0%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 CA$5.93	$4.64 MX$92.41	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.78 CA$122.00	$17.87 MX$356.15	-78.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,128.57	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 CA$19.95	$3.47 MX$69.25	-74.9%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.14 CA$70.71	$24.38 MX$485.87	-50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.24 CA$1,875.30	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,273.83 CA$1,832.98	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.52 CA$197.88	$30.31 MX$604.09	-78.0%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$620.59 CA$893.00	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,554.51 CA$31,015.86	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	-60.9%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.27	$2.73 MX$54.41	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.77 CA$5.43	$3.01 MX$59.91	-20.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.29 CA$19.13	$3.92 MX$78.15	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.60 CA$36.83	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.51	$4.96 MX$98.93	-53.9%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Hamilton	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.33 CA$76.74	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.93 CA$53.14	$41.06 MX$818.29	+11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.49 CA$131.65	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.18 CA$149.91	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	-11.8%
Average			+1.4%

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