Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 61.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.81
|
$11.88
GYD2,484.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$152.11
|
$8.55
GYD1,788.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.05
|
$1.21
GYD253.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.79
|
$0.71
GYD149.08
|
|
pay 47.8% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.09
|
$2.01
GYD419.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.41
|
$5.36
GYD1,120.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.50
|
$12.31
GYD2,575.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.59
|
$3.41
GYD712.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.94
|
$2.63
GYD549.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.96
|
$1.78
GYD372.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.67
|
$1.20
GYD251.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.32
|
$1.70
GYD355.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.90
|
$2.05
GYD427.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.38
|
$0.71
GYD147.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$0.93
GYD194.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.73
|
$4.00
GYD837.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$365.07
|
$28.51
GYD5,963.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$380,276.89
|
$15,680.67
GYD3,279,704.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.99
|
$28.99
GYD6,062.48
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$498.03
|
$61.18
GYD12,795.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,253.29
|
$617.07
GYD129,064.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,117.91
|
$281.14
GYD58,802.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$619.21
|
$61.00
GYD12,758.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,789.91
|
$876.83
GYD183,394.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$172,150.75
|
$23,225.94
GYD4,857,843.45
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.77
|
$2.14
GYD447.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.41
|
$3.88
GYD811.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.11
|
$2.19
GYD457.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,096.75
|
$38.81
GYD8,116.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.41
|
$5.94
GYD1,242.31
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Georgetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,151.26
|
$38.01
GYD7,950.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$838.78
|
$52.27
GYD10,932.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,879.27
|
$83.63
GYD17,491.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,877.98
|
$80.78
GYD16,895.45
|
|
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