Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 13.2% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
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