Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 40.2% cheaper than Santa Maria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.2% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
-
pay 29.7% less in Mexico City
- Transportation
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pay 40.5% less in Mexico City
- Housing
-
pay 69.0% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
-
pay 74.7% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.5% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 10.4% more in Mexico City
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Santa Maria, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.00
|
$9.93
MX$197.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$7.45
MX$148.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.08
MX$21.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.47
|
$2.45
MX$48.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$4.87
MX$96.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
|
$5.51
MX$109.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
|
$2.18
MX$43.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.20
|
$3.57
MX$71.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$1.22
MX$24.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.67
MX$13.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.80
MX$15.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.83
MX$16.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.85
MX$16.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.83
MX$16.49
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$4.64
MX$92.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$356.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,499.50
|
$18,615.02
MX$370,988.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.52
|
$3.47
MX$69.25
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.71
|
$24.38
MX$485.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,241.33
|
$893.52
MX$17,807.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,050.00
|
$544.24
MX$10,846.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$30.31
MX$604.09
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,778.57
|
$381.33
MX$7,599.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,750.00
|
$8,426.99
MX$167,945.68
|
|
pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$2.73
MX$54.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.01
MX$59.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
|
$3.92
MX$78.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.00
|
$53.69
MX$1,069.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$4.96
MX$98.93
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Santa Maria
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.46
|
$56.36
MX$1,123.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.99
|
$41.06
MX$818.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.50
|
$91.99
MX$1,833.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.50
|
$91.93
MX$1,832.11
|
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