Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 43.5% cheaper than Redwood City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Redwood City, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$10.09
MX$182.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.90
MX$161.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$1.21
MX$21.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
|
$0.84
MX$15.18
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.19
|
$2.63
MX$47.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
|
$5.57
MX$100.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
|
$6.31
MX$114.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.58
|
$2.49
MX$45.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
|
$4.13
MX$74.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.42
MX$25.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.70
MX$12.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.82
MX$14.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.91
MX$16.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.95
MX$17.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.87
MX$15.68
|
|
pay 34.2% less for transportation
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
|
$5.46
MX$98.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.00
|
$21.52
MX$389.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,536.00
|
$21,960.54
MX$397,722.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.70
|
$5.34
MX$96.74
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.08
|
$27.98
MX$506.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,000.00
|
$1,058.85
MX$19,176.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$643.75
MX$11,658.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.44
|
$41.48
MX$751.25
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,738.89
|
$408.19
MX$7,392.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$37,770.00
|
$10,042.62
MX$181,879.94
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
|
$2.97
MX$53.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$3.52
MX$63.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.89
|
$4.45
MX$80.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$60.85
MX$1,102.12
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$5.94
MX$107.49
|
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pay 2.5% less for clothing
Redwood City
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
|
$66.94
MX$1,212.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$45.00
MX$814.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$110.60
MX$2,003.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.00
|
$106.14
MX$1,922.34
|
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