Cost of living comparison
Santa Fe is 2.1 times more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.6% more in Santa Fe
- Groceries
-
pay 50.0% more in Santa Fe
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Santa Fe
- Housing
-
pay 3.4 times more in Santa Fe
- Childcare
-
pay 97.3% more in Santa Fe
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Santa Fe
- Clothing
-
pay 12.3% less in Santa Fe
The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Santa Fe are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Santa Fe.
If you lived in Santa Fe instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$204.83
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$153.62
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.27
|
$2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.94
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.59
|
$2.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$100.40
|
$6.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$113.62
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$45.03
|
$3.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$73.66
|
$4.15
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$25.20
|
$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.81
|
$0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.48
|
$2.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$17.07
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.56
|
$0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$17.07
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$95.67
|
$3.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$368.69
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$384,053.88
|
$45,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$71.69
|
$17.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$502.98
|
$79.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,434.59
|
$1,816.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,228.34
|
$1,620.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$625.36
|
$161.75
|
|
pay 97.3% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,867.29
|
$1,233.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$173,860.58
|
$6,000.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$56.33
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$62.02
|
$4.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.91
|
$9.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,107.64
|
$120.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$102.41
|
$13.75
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Santa Fe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,162.69
|
$48.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$847.11
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,897.94
|
$87.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,896.63
|
$100.00
|
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