Cost of living comparison
Texas is 19.7% more expensive than New Mexico.
If you lived in Texas instead of New Mexico, you would:
pay 1.7% more for restaurants
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.50
|
$16.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
|
$9.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
|
$1.88
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$2.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.65
|
$6.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
|
$3.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
|
$5.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$1.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$1.18
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$2.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.00
|
$60.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,889.04
|
$32,182.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.46
|
$19.04
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
|
$74.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,501.64
|
$1,365.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,283.15
|
$1,173.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.91
|
$157.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,125.00
|
$1,230.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$19,408.62
|
|
pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.38
|
$5.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
|
$4.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.19
|
$8.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.42
|
$42.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.12
|
$12.51
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
New Mexico
|
Texas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.83
|
$51.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
|
$37.55
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.87
|
$84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.66
|
$120.82
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