Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

Sault Ste. Marie vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sault Ste. Marie is 50.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Sault Ste. Marie
Housing: pay 99.2% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Childcare: pay 4.2% less in Sault Ste. Marie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Sault Ste. Marie
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Sault Ste. Marie

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sault Ste. Marie are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Sault Ste. Marie. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Sault Ste. Marie.

Sault Ste. Marie vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sault Ste. Marie instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 53.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$189.72	$14.37 CA$19.68	+44.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.29	$9.76 CA$13.37	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.63	$1.91 CA$2.62	+77.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.77	$1.26 CA$1.72	+62.7%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.85	$2.11 CA$2.89	-14.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.99	$3.86 CA$5.29	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.24	$8.66 CA$11.86	+57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.71	$2.69 CA$3.68	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.23	$4.44 CA$6.08	+24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.35	$1.51 CA$2.07	+24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.79	$0.43 CA$0.59	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.27	$1.31 CA$1.80	+64.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.81	$1.57 CA$2.14	+89.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.26	$1.24 CA$1.70	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.81	$0.73 CA$1.00	-11.4%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.61	$4.19 CA$5.74	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$341.49	$71.85 CA$98.41	+302.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	$24,412.64 CA$33,436.77	+31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.40	$15.02 CA$20.57	+332.2%
Average			+164.0%

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pay 99.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$465.87	$66.68 CA$91.32	+173.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	$838.23 CA$1,148.08	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	$907.09 CA$1,242.39	+66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$579.23	$79.67 CA$109.12	+162.8%
Average			+99.2%

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pay 4.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	$502.94 CA$688.85	+31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	$5,029.39 CA$6,888.50	-40.3%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.17	$4.31 CA$5.90	+57.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.45	$3.41 CA$4.67	+13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.94	$7.18 CA$9.84	+83.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	$14.36 CA$19.67	-73.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.86	$10.78 CA$14.76	+117.1%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sault Ste. Marie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	$43.11 CA$59.04	-23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$784.61	$33.53 CA$45.92	-18.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	$60.89 CA$83.40	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	$91.01 CA$124.65	-1.0%
Average			-19.1%

Mexico City vs. Sault Ste. Marie - Cost of clothing

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