Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 28.0% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
$9.56
GYD1,996.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
$8.60
GYD1,797.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
$1.20
GYD249.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.67
GYD139.78
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
$1.69
GYD351.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
$13.96
GYD2,916.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
$2.71
GYD566.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
$2.62
GYD547.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
$1.79
GYD374.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
$1.02
GYD212.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
$1.06
GYD222.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
$1.14
GYD237.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
$0.61
GYD128.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
$0.88
GYD184.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
$3.98
GYD831.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
$28.68
GYD5,990.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,294,820.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
$29.16
GYD6,090.43
|
|
pay 22.2% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
$65.13
GYD13,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
$805.17
GYD168,167.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
$258.44
GYD53,977.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
$57.98
GYD12,110.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
$917.10
GYD191,544.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,233,447.20
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
$2.27
GYD474.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
$4.37
GYD912.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
$2.20
GYD459.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
$35.51
GYD7,416.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.96
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
$31.76
GYD6,632.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
$47.01
GYD9,817.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
$62.15
GYD12,979.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
$62.94
GYD13,146.00
|
|
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