Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 14.8% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
|
pay 48.9% more for housing
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
|
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