Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 21.1% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.4% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 32.2% less in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 41.1% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 34.0% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 10.7% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.0% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 10.7% more in Mexico City
Expenses including transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$9.93
MX$201.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$7.45
MX$151.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$1.08
MX$21.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.77
MX$15.69
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$2.45
MX$49.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$4.87
MX$98.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$5.51
MX$111.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$2.18
MX$44.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$3.57
MX$72.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.22
MX$24.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.67
MX$13.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.80
MX$16.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.83
MX$16.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.85
MX$17.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.83
MX$16.81
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$4.64
MX$94.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$17.87
MX$362.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,011.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$3.47
MX$70.56
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$24.38
MX$495.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$893.52
MX$18,144.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$544.24
MX$11,051.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$30.31
MX$615.53
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$381.33
MX$7,743.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,125.39
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$2.73
MX$55.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$3.01
MX$61.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$3.92
MX$79.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$53.69
MX$1,090.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$4.96
MX$100.80
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$56.36
MX$1,144.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$41.06
MX$833.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$91.99
MX$1,868.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$91.93
MX$1,866.79
|
|
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