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 44.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 46.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cape Coast is 42.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.45 GHS 45.49
$13.38 MX$253
-66.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$47.16 GHS 482
$52.7 MX$997
-10.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.56 GHS 77.2
$9.31 MX$176
-18.80%
Cappuccino
$3.42 GHS 34.92
$3.61 MX$68.3
-5.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 GHS 10.17
$1.64 MX$30.91
-39.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 GHS 3.55
$1.12 MX$21.14
-68.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.56 GHS 15.94
$3.26 MX$61.7
-52.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 GHS 26.42
$4.82 MX$91.1
-46.27%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.51 GHS 35.82
$1.65 MX$31.24
112.73%
White Bread (500g)
$1.5 GHS 15.33
$2.74 MX$51.7
-45.26%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.35 GHS 24.05
$1.92 MX$36.28
22.40%
Eggs
$2.38 GHS 24.36
$2.51 MX$47.53
-5.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.98 GHS 112
$9.89 MX$187
11.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.62 GHS 47.19
$8.39 MX$159
-44.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.02 GHS 61.5
$11.95 MX$226
-49.62%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 GHS 29.94
$2.87 MX$54.3
2.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 GHS 14.8
$1.74 MX$32.85
-16.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.63 GHS 16.65
$2 MX$37.81
-18.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.09 GHS 31.56
$2.07 MX$39.14
49.28%
Potato (1kg)
$3.09 GHS 31.63
$2.05 MX$38.78
50.73%
Onion (1kg)
$2.36 GHS 24.13
$2.18 MX$41.22
8.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 GHS 8.17
$1.38 MX$26.16
-42.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 GHS 5.24
$1.11 MX$21.06
-54.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.64 GHS 16.81
$4.16 MX$78.6
-60.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.91 GHS 60.4
$11.05 MX$209
-46.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.16 GHS 11.84
$1.75 MX$33.16
-33.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 GHS 19.83
$3.7 MX$70
-47.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.38 MX$7.25
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.56 GHS 15.99
$1.36 MX$25.72
14.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.21 GHS 12.38
$0.28 MX$5.25
332.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.65 GHS 57.7
$5.3 MX$100
6.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 GHS 11.47
$1.36 MX$25.63
-17.65%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$8,049 GHS 82.3K
$18.8K MX$354.6K
-57.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,635 GHS 98.5K
$23.4K MX$441.7K
-58.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56 GHS 573
$39.97 MX$756
40.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.08 GHS 134
$27.48 MX$519
-52.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.88 GHS 387
$30.22 MX$571
25.35%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$52.6 MX$994
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.86 GHS 101
$6.32 MX$120
56.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$72.4 GHS 740
$437 MX$8,258
-83.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,112 GHS 82.9K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-23.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$14.7 GHS 150
$57.2 MX$1,082
-74.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.54 GHS 190
$45.14 MX$853
-58.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$28.69 GHS 293
$102 MX$1,928
-71.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.21 GHS 421
$109 MX$2,056
-62.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$712 GHS 7,272
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-28.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$257 GHS 2,629
$622 MX$11.8K
-58.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,428 GHS 14.6K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-33.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$548 GHS 5,597
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-55.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Coast
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$867 MX$16.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
25.4
11.34
123.99%

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Last update for Cape Coast: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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