Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 22.5% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
$8.83
MX$179.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA932
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA734
|
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA567
|
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA752
|
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA724
|
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA654
|
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
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