Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 36.9% cheaper than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.0% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 43.5% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 65.7% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
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pay 8.3% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 39.1% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 17.5% less in Mexico City
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$9.93
MX$186.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$7.45
MX$139.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.08
MX$20.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.77
MX$14.49
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$2.45
MX$45.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$4.87
MX$91.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$5.51
MX$103.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$2.18
MX$40.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$3.57
MX$66.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$1.22
MX$22.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.67
MX$12.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.80
MX$14.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$0.83
MX$15.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.85
MX$15.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.83
MX$15.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$4.64
MX$86.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$335.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,615.02
MX$349,070.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.47
MX$65.16
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$24.38
MX$457.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$893.52
MX$16,755.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$544.24
MX$10,205.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$30.31
MX$568.40
|
|
pay 8.3% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$381.33
MX$7,150.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$158,023.74
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.73
MX$51.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$3.01
MX$56.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$3.92
MX$73.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$53.69
MX$1,006.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.96
MX$93.09
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$56.36
MX$1,056.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$41.06
MX$769.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$91.99
MX$1,725.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$91.93
MX$1,723.87
|
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