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Mexico City vs. Irapuato Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 53.7% more expensive than Irapuato.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Irapuato Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.9% less for restaurants

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$9.93 MX$204.83
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.94 MX$184.35	$7.45 MX$153.62	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 MX$24.32	$1.08 MX$22.27	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MX$18.43	$0.77 MX$15.94	-13.5%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$48.00	$2.45 MX$50.59	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 MX$98.56	$4.87 MX$100.40	+1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 MX$120.18	$5.51 MX$113.62	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 MX$39.94	$2.18 MX$45.03	+12.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 MX$90.20	$3.57 MX$73.66	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 MX$23.54	$1.22 MX$25.20	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 MX$10.20	$0.67 MX$13.81	+35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$0.80 MX$16.48	+15.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.77	$0.83 MX$17.07	+45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 MX$15.95	$0.85 MX$17.56	+10.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$14.25	$0.83 MX$17.07	+19.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MX$89.19	$4.64 MX$95.67	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$368.69
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,901.45 MX$266,174.94	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	+44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.99 MX$433.12	$3.47 MX$71.69	-83.4%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.81 MX$408.63	$24.38 MX$502.98	+23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$173.74 MX$3,584.50	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+414.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.37 MX$3,226.05	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+248.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.94 MX$700.14	$30.31 MX$625.36	-10.7%
Average			+168.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MX$2,970.02	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	+164.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,549.26 MX$73,226.27	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	+137.4%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$48.65	$2.73 MX$56.33	+15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 MX$56.33	$3.01 MX$62.02	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.72 MX$76.81	$3.92 MX$80.91	+5.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.89 MX$307.24	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	+260.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.72 MX$76.81	$4.96 MX$102.41	+33.3%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Irapuato	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.12 MX$1,075.35	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.16 MX$972.94	$41.06 MX$847.11	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.50 MX$1,433.80	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+32.3%
Average			+2.5%

Irapuato vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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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