Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Arima vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Arima is 1.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 7.1% less in Arima
Groceries: pay 19.1% more in Arima
Transportation: pay 50.8% more in Arima
Housing: pay 32.6% more in Arima
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Arima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% less in Arima
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Arima

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

Arima vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Arima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.34	$8.78 TTD59.55	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.76	$7.31 TTD49.63	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.00	$0.98 TTD6.62	-9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.75	$0.73 TTD4.96	-5.3%
Average			-7.1%

Mexico City vs. Arima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Arima
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.97	$2.12 TTD14.39	-13.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$99.18	$2.08 TTD14.14	-57.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$112.24	$8.31 TTD56.36	+50.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.48	$3.78 TTD25.66	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.77	$2.62 TTD17.80	-26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.90	$2.23 TTD15.14	+82.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.64	$0.70 TTD4.72	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.28	$1.86 TTD12.64	+133.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.86	$1.55 TTD10.51	+87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.34	$0.32 TTD2.16	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.87	$0.32 TTD2.16	-61.5%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Arima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.51	$3.52 TTD23.90	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$364.22	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	$33,646.13 TTD228,285.63	+80.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.82	$6.80 TTD46.15	+95.8%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 32.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Arima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$496.88	$57.56 TTD390.57	+136.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	$475.43 TTD3,225.78	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	$351.09 TTD2,382.11	-35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$617.78	$53.54 TTD363.24	+76.6%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Arima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	$131.66 TTD893.29	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.02	-44.0%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Arima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.64	$1.61 TTD10.92	-41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.27	$2.34 TTD15.88	-22.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.93	$3.66 TTD24.81	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	$47.54 TTD322.58	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$101.17	$5.12 TTD34.74	+3.1%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Arima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	$51.20 TTD347.39	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$836.83	$26.33 TTD178.66	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	$104.84 TTD711.32	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	$73.14 TTD496.27	-20.4%
Average			-12.8%

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