Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 2.5 times more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 92.5% more in Illinois
- Groceries
-
pay 63.4% more in Illinois
- Transportation
-
pay 53.4% more in Illinois
- Housing
-
pay 2.9 times more in Illinois
- Childcare
-
pay 6.3 times more in Illinois
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Illinois
- Clothing
-
pay 19.1% more in Illinois
The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Illinois are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Illinois.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 92.5% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$182.17
|
$16.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$149.63
|
$10.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.87
|
$2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.24
|
$1.85
|
|
pay 63.4% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.56
|
$3.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$74.72
|
$5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$106.75
|
$3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.98
|
$2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$64.46
|
$5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.34
|
$2.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.70
|
$0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.58
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.41
|
$1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.64
|
$0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.15
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$92.44
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$542.64
|
$72.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$411,747.16
|
$28,096.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$322.41
|
$17.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$551.11
|
$65.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$10,032.28
|
$1,375.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,474.71
|
$1,146.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$921.97
|
$137.37
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,231.84
|
$1,394.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,933.90
|
$24,405.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.50
|
$5.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.58
|
$4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$78.07
|
$9.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$694.59
|
$60.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$90.58
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Illinois
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$945.77
|
$51.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$749.52
|
$41.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,692.60
|
$80.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,581.33
|
$115.89
|
|
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