Cost of living comparison
Los Angeles is 2.6 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$200.31
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$150.23
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.78
|
$2.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.59
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.47
|
$4.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$98.19
|
$6.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$111.11
|
$4.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.04
|
$4.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.04
|
$7.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.65
|
$2.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.50
|
$1.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.12
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.69
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.17
|
$1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.70
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.56
|
$4.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$360.56
|
$79.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$375,580.32
|
$30,499.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.11
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$491.88
|
$72.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,027.86
|
$2,395.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,980.60
|
$2,100.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$611.57
|
$144.10
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,693.71
|
$1,778.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$170,024.62
|
$28,750.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.09
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.65
|
$5.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.12
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,083.20
|
$59.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.15
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 18.8% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Los Angeles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,137.04
|
$58.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$828.42
|
$42.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,856.06
|
$101.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,854.79
|
$144.74
|
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