Cost of living comparison

Richmond Hill, Canada

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Richmond Hill Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 29.7% cheaper than Richmond Hill.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 62.8% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Mexico City

Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Richmond Hill Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Richmond Hill, you would:

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.17 CA$22.14	$9.93 MX$189.72	-38.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.98 CA$12.30	$7.45 MX$142.29	-17.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 CA$2.72	$1.08 MX$20.63	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 CA$1.84	$0.77 MX$14.77	-42.6%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.26 CA$3.10	$2.45 MX$46.85	+8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 CA$4.87	$4.87 MX$92.99	+36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.90 CA$14.93	$5.51 MX$105.24	-49.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.09 CA$4.23	$2.18 MX$41.71	-29.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.74 CA$5.13	$3.57 MX$68.23	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 CA$2.59	$1.22 MX$23.35	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CA$0.78	$0.67 MX$12.79	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CA$1.12	$0.80 MX$15.27	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 CA$2.08	$0.83 MX$15.81	-45.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.48	$0.85 MX$16.26	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 CA$1.30	$0.83 MX$15.81	-12.7%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 CA$5.65	$4.64 MX$88.61	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.65 CA$151.55	$17.87 MX$341.49	-83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,436.77	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 CA$18.13	$3.47 MX$66.40	-73.8%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 62.8% less for housing

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.29 CA$68.88	$24.38 MX$465.87	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,767.47 CA$2,420.82	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,903.98 CA$2,607.79	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.85 CA$195.66	$30.31 MX$579.23	-78.8%
Average			-62.8%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$646.64 CA$885.66	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,088.16 CA$20,665.50	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	-44.1%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.85 CA$6.64	$2.73 MX$52.17	-43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 CA$4.33	$3.01 MX$57.45	-4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.78 CA$14.76	$3.92 MX$74.94	-63.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.70 CA$63.96	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	+15.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.60 CA$14.52	$4.96 MX$94.86	-53.2%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Richmond Hill	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.11 CA$59.04	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	+30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.09 CA$71.35	$41.06 MX$784.61	-21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.07 CA$83.65	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	+50.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.37 CA$111.45	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	+13.0%
Average			+18.3%

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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: June 2025

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