Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 57.3% more expensive than Santa Cruz.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.4% more in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 80.0% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
-
pay 14.8% more in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 48.6% more in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 88.6% more in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 48.7% more in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 41.9% more in Mexico City
The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Santa Cruz. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Santa Cruz, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.23
BOB22.26
|
$9.93
MX$200.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
BOB49.48
|
$7.45
MX$150.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BOB4.15
|
$1.08
MX$21.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BOB4.32
|
$0.77
MX$15.64
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
BOB9.79
|
$2.45
MX$49.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.95
BOB13.44
|
$4.87
MX$98.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.84
BOB26.50
|
$5.51
MX$111.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
BOB11.11
|
$2.18
MX$44.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
BOB9.85
|
$3.57
MX$72.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
BOB5.98
|
$1.22
MX$24.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
BOB2.92
|
$0.67
MX$13.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.15
|
$0.80
MX$16.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BOB2.87
|
$0.83
MX$16.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
BOB2.69
|
$0.85
MX$17.22
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.14
|
$0.83
MX$16.75
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.05
BOB14.10
|
$4.64
MX$93.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.17
BOB145.95
|
$17.87
MX$361.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,072.80
BOB103,898.75
|
$18,615.02
MX$376,753.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.00
BOB96.48
|
$3.47
MX$70.33
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.27
BOB222.48
|
$24.38
MX$493.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.33
BOB3,379.91
|
$893.52
MX$18,084.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.31
BOB1,608.27
|
$544.24
MX$11,014.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.35
BOB202.29
|
$30.31
MX$613.48
|
|
pay 88.6% more for childcare
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.20
BOB1,504.06
|
$381.33
MX$7,717.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,162.96
BOB28,695.85
|
$8,426.99
MX$170,555.52
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
BOB9.90
|
$2.73
MX$55.26
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.53
BOB17.45
|
$3.01
MX$60.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
BOB14.84
|
$3.92
MX$79.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.91
BOB206.15
|
$53.69
MX$1,086.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
BOB47.00
|
$4.96
MX$100.47
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Santa Cruz
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.19
BOB277.06
|
$56.36
MX$1,140.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
BOB235.01
|
$41.06
MX$831.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.22
BOB511.58
|
$91.99
MX$1,861.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.24
BOB346.33
|
$91.93
MX$1,860.58
|
|
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