Cost of living comparison
Houston is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Houston instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.85
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.89
|
$9.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.73
|
$2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.56
|
$2.00
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.36
|
$2.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.96
|
$6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.86
|
$3.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.94
|
$3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.88
|
$5.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.59
|
$1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.47
|
$0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.08
|
$1.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
$1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.13
|
$1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
$1.07
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.35
|
$2.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$359.74
|
$75.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$374,727.76
|
$36,278.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.95
|
$18.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$490.76
|
$66.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,986.93
|
$1,582.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,955.68
|
$1,189.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$610.18
|
$148.41
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,676.24
|
$1,457.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,638.66
|
$23,000.00
|
|
pay 97.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.96
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.51
|
$5.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.94
|
$9.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,080.75
|
$39.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.93
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 11.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Houston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,134.46
|
$47.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$826.54
|
$43.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,851.85
|
$103.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,850.58
|
$132.12
|
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