Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Watsonville, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Watsonville
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Mexico City
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$9.93
MX$197.86
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.45
MX$148.40
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.08
MX$21.51
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.77
MX$15.40
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Watsonville
|
Mexico City
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.45
MX$48.87
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.87
MX$96.99
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.51
MX$109.75
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.18
MX$43.50
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.57
MX$71.16
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.22
MX$24.35
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
MX$13.34
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
MX$15.92
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
MX$16.49
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
MX$16.96
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
MX$16.49
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Watsonville
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.64
MX$92.41
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.87
MX$356.15
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,615.02
MX$370,988.00
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.47
MX$69.25
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Watsonville
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$24.38
MX$485.87
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$893.52
MX$17,807.42
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$544.24
MX$10,846.34
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.31
MX$604.09
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Watsonville
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$381.33
MX$7,599.63
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,426.99
MX$167,945.68
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Watsonville
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.73
MX$54.41
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.01
MX$59.91
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.92
MX$78.15
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$53.69
MX$1,069.96
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.96
MX$98.93
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Watsonville
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.36
MX$1,123.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.06
MX$818.29
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.99
MX$1,833.37
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$91.93
MX$1,832.11
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