Cost of living comparison

Vacoas, Mauritius

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Vacoas Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 52.4% more expensive than Vacoas.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 73.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 92.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 61.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Vacoas. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Vacoas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.88 MUR267.65	$9.93 MX$188.24	+68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 MUR221.42	$7.45 MX$141.18	+53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MUR42.72	$1.08 MX$20.46	+15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR24.94	$0.77 MX$14.65	+41.0%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 73.4% more for groceries

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 MUR32.38	$2.45 MX$46.49	+244.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.34 MUR60.83	$4.87 MX$92.27	+264.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 MUR218.60	$5.51 MX$104.42	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MUR90.35	$2.18 MX$41.38	+9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 MUR59.60	$3.57 MX$67.70	+172.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MUR44.70	$1.22 MX$23.16	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 MUR38.41	$0.67 MX$12.69	-20.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 MUR37.52	$0.80 MX$15.15	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 MUR60.37	$0.83 MX$15.69	-37.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 MUR21.53	$0.85 MX$16.13	+79.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 MUR23.73	$0.83 MX$15.69	+58.7%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 MUR250.04	$4.64 MX$87.92	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.87 MX$338.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,662.96 MUR1,167,921.35	$18,615.02 MX$352,957.49	-27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 MUR924.60	$3.47 MX$65.89	-82.9%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 92.8% more for housing

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.95 MUR1,135.48	$24.38 MX$462.25	-2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.63 MUR11,679.21	$893.52 MX$16,941.96	+248.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.12 MUR10,381.52	$544.24 MX$10,319.19	+138.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.02 MUR1,593.96	$30.31 MX$574.73	-13.5%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$185.34 MUR8,434.99	$381.33 MX$7,230.28	+105.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,849.44 MUR175,188.20	$8,426.99 MX$159,783.30	+118.9%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 MUR107.06	$2.73 MX$51.77	+16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MUR101.11	$3.01 MX$57.00	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 MUR253.05	$3.92 MX$74.36	-29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.66 MUR1,167.92	$53.69 MX$1,017.96	+109.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR243.32	$4.96 MX$94.12	-7.2%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 61.2% more for clothing

	Vacoas	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.87 MUR1,313.91	$56.36 MX$1,068.55	+95.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.34 MUR1,289.58	$41.06 MX$778.52	+44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.16 MUR2,919.80	$91.99 MX$1,744.26	+43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.03 MUR2,595.38	$91.93 MX$1,743.06	+61.2%
Average			+61.2%

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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: June 2025

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