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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
$8.83
MX$177.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
$7.25
MX$145.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
$1.11
MX$22.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA942
|
$0.84
MX$16.78
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
$2.35
MX$47.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
$3.62
MX$72.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
$5.17
MX$103.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
$2.18
MX$43.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
$3.12
MX$62.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$1.08
MX$21.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.57
MX$11.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
$0.71
MX$14.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA760
|
$0.70
MX$14.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA732
|
$0.81
MX$16.20
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA661
|
$0.73
MX$14.75
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
$4.48
MX$89.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
$26.30
MX$528.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
$19,957.31
MX$400,768.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
$15.63
MX$313.81
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
$26.71
MX$536.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
$486.26
MX$9,764.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
$362.30
MX$7,275.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
$44.69
MX$897.39
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
$205.12
MX$4,119.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,642.62
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
$2.16
MX$43.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
$2.84
MX$57.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
$3.78
MX$75.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
$33.67
MX$676.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$4.39
MX$88.17
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
$45.84
MX$920.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
$36.33
MX$729.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
$82.04
MX$1,647.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
$76.65
MX$1,539.16
|
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