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Mexico City vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 41.0% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 59.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 6.9% less in Mexico City

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 46.9% less for restaurants

	Toronto	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.12 CA$29.01	$9.93 MX$201.81	-50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$7.45 MX$151.36	-30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 CA$3.17	$1.08 MX$21.94	-50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 CA$2.49	$0.77 MX$15.71	-55.3%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Toronto	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 CA$4.07	$2.45 MX$49.84	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CA$8.14	$4.87 MX$98.92	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.09 CA$17.43	$5.51 MX$111.94	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.38 CA$4.88	$2.18 MX$44.36	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 CA$8.07	$3.57 MX$72.58	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 CA$2.53	$1.22 MX$24.83	-30.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CA$0.89	$0.67 MX$13.60	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 CA$2.31	$0.80 MX$16.24	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 CA$2.58	$0.83 MX$16.82	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 CA$1.56	$0.85 MX$17.30	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 CA$1.83	$0.83 MX$16.82	-34.8%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Toronto	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 CA$6.31	$4.64 MX$94.26	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.08 CA$161.62	$17.87 MX$363.26	-84.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,490.95 CA$35,314.73	$18,615.02 MX$378,391.19	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 CA$21.76	$3.47 MX$70.63	-77.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	Toronto	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.33 CA$74.02	$24.38 MX$495.56	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,807.04 CA$2,605.67	$893.52 MX$18,162.78	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,526.54 CA$2,201.19	$544.24 MX$11,062.78	-64.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.64 CA$123.49	$30.31 MX$616.14	-64.6%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 59.7% less for childcare

	Toronto	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,179.39 CA$1,700.62	$381.33 MX$7,751.29	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,423.23 CA$25,123.43	$8,426.99 MX$171,297.09	-51.6%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.29	$2.73 MX$55.50	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 CA$5.82	$3.01 MX$61.11	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.37 CA$20.72	$3.92 MX$79.71	-72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.00 CA$70.66	$53.69 MX$1,091.31	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.93 CA$18.65	$4.96 MX$100.90	-61.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 6.9% less for clothing

	Toronto	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.77 CA$86.18	$56.36 MX$1,145.55	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.77 CA$57.35	$41.06 MX$834.62	+3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.97 CA$138.38	$91.99 MX$1,869.95	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.44 CA$167.90	$91.93 MX$1,868.67	-21.0%
Average			-6.9%

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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: January 2025

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