Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 50.4% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Mexico City or Roseau. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.