Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 26.6% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
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