Cost of living comparison

St. George's, Grenada

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 62.1% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 46.5% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 16.5% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.93 MX$190.36	+34.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.45 MX$142.77	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.08 MX$20.70	-41.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.77 MX$14.82	-47.8%
Average			-16.5%

St. George's vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$2.45 MX$47.01	+45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$4.87 MX$93.31	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$5.51 MX$105.60	-62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.18 MX$41.85	-44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.57 MX$68.46	+37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.22 MX$23.42	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.67 MX$12.83	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.80 MX$15.32	+1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.83 MX$15.86	-38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$0.85 MX$16.32	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.83 MX$15.87	-4.0%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 46.5% less for transportation

	St. George's	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$4.64 MX$88.91	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$17.87 MX$342.65	-51.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$18,615.02 MX$356,927.55	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$3.47 MX$66.63	-98.3%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	St. George's	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$24.38 MX$467.45	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$893.52 MX$17,132.52	+54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$544.24 MX$10,435.26	+87.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$30.31 MX$581.19	-81.0%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$381.33 MX$7,311.61	+587.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$8,426.99 MX$161,580.54	+261.5%
Average			+424.2%

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pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.73 MX$52.35	+34.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$3.01 MX$57.64	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.92 MX$75.19	+112.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$53.69 MX$1,029.41	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$4.96 MX$95.18	-55.3%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	St. George's	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$56.36 MX$1,080.57	+117.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$41.06 MX$787.27	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$91.99 MX$1,763.88	+116.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$91.93 MX$1,762.67	+21.2%
Average			+61.9%

St. George's vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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