Cost of living comparison
Coimbatore is 54.5% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Coimbatore instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
$1.19
₹100.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
$4.15
₹350.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
$0.40
₹33.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
$0.14
₹12.12
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
$0.47
₹39.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
$3.76
₹317.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
$2.43
₹205.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
$0.86
₹72.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
$1.55
₹130.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
$1.19
₹100.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
$0.33
₹27.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
$0.74
₹62.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
$0.22
₹18.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
$0.24
₹20.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
$0.21
₹17.72
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
$4.67
₹393.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
$11.85
₹1,000.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
$11,258.51
₹950,167.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
$3.65
₹308.05
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
$8.97
₹756.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
$143.54
₹12,113.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
$95.18
₹8,032.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
$21.06
₹1,777.75
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
$61.67
₹5,204.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
$1,659.15
₹140,024.64
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
$1.78
₹150.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
$1.53
₹129.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
$4.03
₹340.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
$14.82
₹1,250.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
$2.96
₹250.04
|
|
pay 58.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Coimbatore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
$23.79
₹2,008.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
$18.57
₹1,566.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
$40.98
₹3,458.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
|
$30.62
₹2,583.79
|
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