Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 14.4% more expensive than Johannesburg.
- Restaurants
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pay 11.2% more in Mexico City
- Groceries
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pay 33.2% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
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pay 42.1% less in Mexico City
- Housing
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pay 12.3% more in Mexico City
- Childcare
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pay 55.7% more in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 23.8% more in Mexico City
- Clothing
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pay 6.8% more in Mexico City
The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Johannesburg.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Johannesburg, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.36
ZAR202.01
|
$9.93
MX$189.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ZAR86.86
|
$7.45
MX$142.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
ZAR18.47
|
$1.08
MX$20.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
ZAR13.62
|
$0.77
MX$14.77
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.03
|
$2.45
MX$46.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
ZAR75.15
|
$4.87
MX$92.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
ZAR75.87
|
$5.51
MX$105.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
ZAR43.14
|
$2.18
MX$41.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
ZAR37.48
|
$3.57
MX$68.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.34
|
$1.22
MX$23.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.02
|
$0.67
MX$12.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.17
|
$0.80
MX$15.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.26
|
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.34
|
$0.85
MX$16.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.53
|
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
ZAR88.94
|
$4.64
MX$88.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$78.77
ZAR1,400.82
|
$17.87
MX$341.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,663.17
ZAR403,010.14
|
$18,615.02
MX$355,719.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
ZAR181.81
|
$3.47
MX$66.40
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.17
ZAR821.04
|
$24.38
MX$465.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.94
ZAR7,520.99
|
$893.52
MX$17,074.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.97
ZAR6,525.65
|
$544.24
MX$10,399.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.06
ZAR1,459.20
|
$30.31
MX$579.23
|
|
pay 55.7% more for childcare
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.11
ZAR4,145.25
|
$381.33
MX$7,286.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.81
ZAR101,464.16
|
$8,426.99
MX$161,033.86
|
|
pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
ZAR40.40
|
$2.73
MX$52.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.53
|
$3.01
MX$57.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.12
ZAR55.55
|
$3.92
MX$74.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.20
ZAR608.14
|
$53.69
MX$1,025.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
ZAR133.83
|
$4.96
MX$94.86
|
|
pay 6.8% more for clothing
Johannesburg
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.89
ZAR887.15
|
$56.36
MX$1,076.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.01
ZAR675.84
|
$41.06
MX$784.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.71
ZAR1,630.81
|
$91.99
MX$1,757.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.75
ZAR1,542.62
|
$91.93
MX$1,756.71
|
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