Cost of living comparison

Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Port Of Spain Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.2% cheaper than Port Of Spain.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 45.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 8.3% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 72.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.2% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Port Of Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.24 TTD69.48	$9.93 MX$197.86	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$7.45 MX$148.40	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.66	$1.08 MX$21.51	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.52	$0.77 MX$15.40	-5.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 TTD17.45	$2.45 MX$48.87	-4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 TTD26.66	$4.87 MX$96.99	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.37 TTD63.57	$5.51 MX$109.75	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 TTD30.22	$2.18 MX$43.50	-51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 TTD28.92	$3.57 MX$71.16	-16.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 TTD15.14	$1.22 MX$24.35	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 TTD7.53	$0.67 MX$13.34	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.86 TTD12.64	$0.80 MX$15.92	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21 TTD14.98	$0.83 MX$16.49	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 TTD4.17	$0.85 MX$16.96	+38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 TTD5.16	$0.83 MX$16.49	+8.8%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 45.4% less for transportation

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 TTD27.82	$4.64 MX$92.41	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$96.55 TTD655.10	$17.87 MX$356.15	-81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,290.81	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	-44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.97 TTD74.44	$3.47 MX$69.25	-68.3%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 8.3% less for housing

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.56 TTD390.58	$24.38 MX$485.87	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$638.18 TTD4,330.08	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.67 TTD2,894.99	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.54 TTD363.25	$30.31 MX$604.09	-43.4%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 72.4% more for childcare

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.42 TTD1,556.60	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+66.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,719.60 TTD32,022.75	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+78.6%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 6.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 TTD11.91	$2.73 MX$54.41	+55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 TTD24.20	$3.01 MX$59.91	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 TTD39.70	$3.92 MX$78.15	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.74 TTD344.30	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.78 TTD59.55	$4.96 MX$98.93	-43.4%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Port Of Spain	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.89 TTD379.24	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.64 TTD275.71	$41.06 MX$818.29	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD711.34	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.85 TTD731.79	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	-14.8%
Average			-6.3%

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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: March 2025

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