Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 52.0% cheaper than Palo Alto.
- Restaurants
-
pay 56.9% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 47.5% less in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 51.1% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 75.5% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 81.8% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 59.1% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 8.1% more in Mexico City
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Palo Alto, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
|
$9.93
MX$189.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.45
MX$142.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
|
$1.08
MX$20.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.77
MX$14.77
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.22
|
$2.45
MX$46.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
|
$4.87
MX$92.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$5.51
MX$105.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.50
|
$2.18
MX$41.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.75
|
$3.57
MX$68.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
|
$1.22
MX$23.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
|
$0.67
MX$12.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.80
MX$15.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.85
MX$16.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
|
$4.64
MX$88.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$17.87
MX$341.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,530.00
|
$18,615.02
MX$355,719.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.41
|
$3.47
MX$66.40
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$24.38
MX$465.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,397.50
|
$893.52
MX$17,074.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,198.33
|
$544.24
MX$10,399.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.87
|
$30.31
MX$579.23
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,705.00
|
$381.33
MX$7,286.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$161,033.86
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.73
MX$52.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
|
$3.01
MX$57.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.92
MX$74.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$53.69
MX$1,025.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.99
|
$4.96
MX$94.86
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Palo Alto
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$56.36
MX$1,076.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.12
|
$41.06
MX$784.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$91.99
MX$1,757.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.22
|
$91.93
MX$1,756.71
|
|
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