Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 54.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.2% more in Mexico
- Groceries
-
pay 20.4% more in Mexico
- Transportation
-
pay 34.8% more in Mexico
- Housing
-
pay 65.0% less in Mexico
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% more in Mexico
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Mexico
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Mexico are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mexico.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.83
MX$178.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.25
MX$146.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.11
MX$22.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.84
MX$16.94
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.35
MX$47.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.62
MX$73.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.17
MX$104.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.18
MX$44.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.12
MX$63.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.08
MX$21.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
MX$11.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
MX$14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.70
MX$14.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.81
MX$16.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.73
MX$14.88
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.48
MX$90.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.30
MX$533.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,957.31
MX$404,478.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$15.63
MX$316.72
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$26.71
MX$541.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$486.26
MX$9,855.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$362.30
MX$7,342.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$44.69
MX$905.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$205.12
MX$4,157.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,165.20
MX$84,416.81
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.16
MX$43.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.84
MX$57.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.78
MX$76.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.67
MX$682.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.39
MX$88.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$45.84
MX$929.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.33
MX$736.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$82.04
MX$1,662.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.65
MX$1,553.41
|
|
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