Cost of living comparison
Castries is 26.4% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Castries instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
pay 91.8% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
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pay 57.1% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
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Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
pay 31.9% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
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