Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 19.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.4% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 87.7% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 27.5% less in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.6% less in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 50.8% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 34.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$201.61	$7.12 ZWL2,294.25	-28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.20	$5.00 ZWL1,610.00	-32.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.92	$0.62 ZWL198.95	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.69	$0.51 ZWL164.26	-34.0%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.79	$1.02 ZWL328.81	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.82	$5.32 ZWL1,712.90	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.83	$5.64 ZWL1,815.06	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.32	$2.05 ZWL661.44	-5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.51	$2.28 ZWL732.64	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.81	$1.02 ZWL327.34	-16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.59	$0.78 ZWL250.11	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.22	$1.16 ZWL375.00	+45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.80	$0.67 ZWL217.19	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.28	$0.52 ZWL168.11	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.81	$0.82 ZWL264.39	-0.8%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.16	$6.15 ZWL1,979.95	+32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$362.89	$36.25 ZWL11,672.50	+102.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$378,011.91	$25,000.00 ZWL8,050,000.00	+34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.56	$21.94 ZWL7,065.30	+531.5%
Average			+175.3%

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pay 87.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$495.06	$126.28 ZWL40,661.44	+418.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,144.57	$283.93 ZWL91,425.00	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,051.69	$200.00 ZWL64,400.00	-63.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$615.53	$49.83 ZWL16,046.33	+64.4%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 27.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,743.52	$210.71 ZWL67,850.00	-44.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,125.39	$7,562.50 ZWL2,435,125.00	-10.3%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.44	$1.50 ZWL483.00	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.05	$2.65 ZWL854.83	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.63	$1.56 ZWL503.12	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,090.22	$44.32 ZWL14,270.45	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.80	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+101.5%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 50.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,144.40	$21.11 ZWL6,797.78	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$833.78	$19.44 ZWL6,261.11	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,868.08	$52.50 ZWL16,905.00	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,866.79	$50.45 ZWL16,246.36	-45.1%
Average			-50.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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