Cost of living comparison

San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. San Fernando Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 26.6% more expensive than San Fernando.

Restaurants: pay 5.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 34.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in San Fernando. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. San Fernando Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of San Fernando, you would:

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pay 5.0% more for restaurants

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.78 TTD59.55	$9.93 MX$202.34	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 TTD49.63	$7.45 MX$151.76	+1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 TTD6.66	$1.08 MX$22.00	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 TTD5.52	$0.77 MX$15.75	-5.0%
Average			+5.0%

San Fernando vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 TTD14.89	$2.45 MX$49.97	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 TTD26.66	$4.87 MX$99.18	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.57 TTD51.35	$5.51 MX$112.24	-27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 TTD24.48	$2.18 MX$44.48	-39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 TTD20.26	$3.57 MX$72.77	+19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 TTD13.51	$1.22 MX$24.90	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 TTD6.31	$0.67 MX$13.64	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 TTD4.50	$0.80 MX$16.28	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 TTD14.94	$0.83 MX$16.86	-62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 TTD3.97	$0.85 MX$17.34	+45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 TTD2.93	$0.83 MX$16.87	+91.9%
Average			+1.6%

San Fernando vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.6% less for transportation

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 TTD25.88	$4.64 MX$94.51	+21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.89 TTD297.76	$17.87 MX$364.22	-59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,646.13 TTD228,285.63	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.90 TTD53.60	$3.47 MX$70.82	-56.0%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.11 TTD306.04	$24.38 MX$496.88	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$420.58 TTD2,853.57	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	+112.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$341.34 TTD2,315.94	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.56 TTD227.70	$30.31 MX$617.78	-9.7%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.27 TTD1,555.56	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	+66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,194.31 TTD14,888.19	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	+284.0%
Average			+175.2%

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pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 TTD11.91	$2.73 MX$55.64	+55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 TTD24.20	$3.01 MX$61.27	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.68 TTD31.76	$3.92 MX$79.93	-16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.71 TTD310.17	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.78 TTD59.55	$4.96 MX$101.17	-43.4%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	San Fernando	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.89 TTD297.76	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	+28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.57 TTD248.14	$41.06 MX$836.83	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.84 TTD711.32	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	-12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.46 TTD545.90	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	+14.3%
Average			+10.7%

San Fernando vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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