Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Coast is 37.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 45.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cape Coast is 38.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 43% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.47 GHS 48.22
$13.12 MX$232
-65.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$47.33 GHS 510
$53.8 MX$950
-12.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.70 GHS 83.0
$9.40 MX$166
-18.09%
Cappuccino
$3.63 GHS 39.08
$3.56 MX$62.9
1.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 GHS 10.00
$1.60 MX$28.29
-41.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 GHS 4.02
$1.15 MX$20.38
-67.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.50 GHS 16.22
$3.16 MX$55.7
-52.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.55 GHS 27.50
$4.85 MX$85.5
-47.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.33 GHS 35.95
$1.63 MX$28.84
104.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.46 GHS 15.70
$2.73 MX$48.26
-46.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.34 GHS 25.23
$1.88 MX$33.16
24.47%
Eggs
$2.28 GHS 24.55
$2.63 MX$46.45
-13.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.22 GHS 121
$9.89 MX$175
13.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.70 GHS 50.7
$8.40 MX$148
-44.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.81 GHS 62.6
$11.63 MX$205
-50.04%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 GHS 31.62
$2.97 MX$52.5
-1.35%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 GHS 15.48
$1.78 MX$31.50
-19.10%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.66 GHS 17.85
$2.06 MX$36.28
-19.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.18 GHS 34.23
$1.97 MX$34.86
61.42%
Potato (1kg)
$3.12 GHS 33.60
$2.09 MX$36.82
49.28%
Onion (1kg)
$2.37 GHS 25.55
$2.26 MX$39.87
4.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.81 GHS 8.79
$1.46 MX$25.74
-44.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 GHS 5.65
$1.09 MX$19.24
-52.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.60 GHS 17.22
$4.34 MX$76.6
-63.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.32 GHS 68.2
$13.62 MX$240
-53.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.13 GHS 12.17
$1.67 MX$29.54
-32.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.88 GHS 20.27
$3.54 MX$62.5
-46.89%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.35
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$335
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.62 GHS 17.46
$1.32 MX$23.36
22.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.18 GHS 12.72
$0.30 MX$5.32
293.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.40 GHS 58.2
$5.49 MX$96.9
-1.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.07 GHS 11.57
$1.34 MX$23.59
-20.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$7,965 GHS 85.9K
$19.1K MX$337.4K
-58.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,490 GHS 102.3K
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-60.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56.3 GHS 607
$41.11 MX$726
37.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.10 GHS 141
$27.78 MX$490
-52.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.47 GHS 404
$30.00 MX$530
24.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$945
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.85 GHS 106
$6.28 MX$111
56.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$72.1 GHS 778
$439 MX$7,755
-83.58%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,062 GHS 86.9K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-24.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$14.57 GHS 157
$57.1 MX$1,008
-74.49%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.02 GHS 205
$45.30 MX$800
-58.01%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$29.05 GHS 313
$104 MX$1,840
-72.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$40.53 GHS 437
$108 MX$1,911
-62.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$703 GHS 7,579
$996 MX$17.6K
-29.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$255 GHS 2,752
$624 MX$11.0K
-59.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,402 GHS 15.1K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-33.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$551 GHS 5,943
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-54.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
25.4
11.34
123.99%

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Last update for Cape Coast: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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