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Mexico City vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 83.7% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 94.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 81.2% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,549.53	$9.93 MX$205.69	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,066.05	$7.45 MX$154.27	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD352.17	$1.08 MX$22.36	-42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD469.56	$0.77 MX$16.01	-69.1%
Average			-30.9%

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD310.56	$2.45 MX$50.80	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,109.16	$4.87 MX$100.82	-17.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,142.57	$5.51 MX$114.10	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD681.42	$2.18 MX$45.22	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD840.78	$3.57 MX$73.97	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD139.44	$1.22 MX$25.31	+64.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD484.32	$0.67 MX$13.86	-74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD742.57	$0.80 MX$16.55	-79.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD597.35	$0.83 MX$17.14	-74.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD193.44	$0.85 MX$17.63	-17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD727.81	$0.83 MX$17.15	-78.6%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD757.19	$4.64 MX$96.07	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,756.45	$17.87 MX$370.24	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD952,235.52	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	+267.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,383.83	$3.47 MX$71.99	-72.6%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 94.8% more for housing

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,514.42	$24.38 MX$505.09	-73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD125,214.90	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	+34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD16,904.01	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	+504.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD39,152.90	$30.31 MX$627.99	-85.5%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD13,960.97	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	+413.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD281,733.53	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	+461.8%
Average			+437.4%

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pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD469.56	$2.73 MX$56.56	+9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD586.94	$3.01 MX$62.28	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD939.11	$3.92 MX$81.25	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD14,321.45	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,831.22	$4.96 MX$102.84	-49.1%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 81.2% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,458.26	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	+206.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,339.00	$41.06 MX$850.67	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,565.01	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	+63.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,912.79	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	+33.7%
Average			+81.2%

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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: January 2025

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