Cost of Living Comparison Between St.James and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between St.James and Mexico City

😐 Solo nomad: St.James is 13.3% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 36.5% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: St.James is 27.2% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 28% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.20 TTD 69.1
$13.12 MX$235
-22.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$88.6 TTD 601
$53.8 MX$963
64.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.32 TTD 49.65
$9.40 MX$168
-22.13%
Cappuccino
$3.76 TTD 25.47
$3.56 MX$63.8
5.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.10 TTD 7.43
$1.60 MX$28.69
-31.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 TTD 5.58
$1.15 MX$20.67
-28.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.82 TTD 12.37
$3.16 MX$56.5
-42.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.14 TTD 21.28
$4.85 MX$86.7
-35.26%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.69 TTD 18.22
$1.63 MX$29.25
65.03%
White Bread (500g)
$2.68 TTD 18.16
$2.73 MX$48.94
-1.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.65 TTD 18.00
$1.88 MX$33.63
40.96%
Eggs
$4.92 TTD 33.37
$2.63 MX$47.10
87.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.04 TTD 54.5
$9.89 MX$177
-18.71%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.34 TTD 70.1
$8.40 MX$150
23.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.08 TTD 95.5
$11.63 MX$208
21.07%
Apples (1kg)
$5.69 TTD 38.56
$2.97 MX$53.2
91.58%
Banana (1kg)
$2.50 TTD 16.93
$1.78 MX$31.94
40.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.33 TTD 29.33
$2.06 MX$36.79
110.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.71 TTD 31.97
$1.97 MX$35.35
139.09%
Potato (1kg)
$1.45 TTD 9.81
$2.09 MX$37.34
-30.62%
Onion (1kg)
$1.66 TTD 11.26
$2.26 MX$40.44
-26.55%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.97 TTD 13.35
$1.46 MX$26.10
34.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.40 TTD 9.52
$1.09 MX$19.51
28.44%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.74 TTD 38.95
$4.34 MX$77.7
32.26%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.17 TTD 137
$13.62 MX$244
48.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.20 TTD 14.90
$1.67 MX$29.96
31.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.83 TTD 19.17
$3.54 MX$63.4
-20.06%
🚌 Getting Around
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.06 TTD 7.17
$1.32 MX$23.69
-19.70%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.23 TTD 8.34
$0.30 MX$5.39
310.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.76 TTD 100
$5.49 MX$98.2
168.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.10 TTD 7.45
$1.34 MX$23.93
-17.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K TTD 228.2K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
76.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.2K TTD 259.2K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
60.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$81.4 TTD 552
$41.11 MX$736
97.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$47.51 TTD 322
$27.78 MX$497
71.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$61.2 TTD 415
$30.00 MX$537
104.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$958
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.82 TTD 66.6
$6.28 MX$112
56.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$334 TTD 2,263
$439 MX$7,865
-24.04%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,166 TTD 48.6K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-33.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.8 TTD 399
$57.1 MX$1,022
2.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.39 TTD 260
$45.30 MX$811
-15.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$144 TTD 975
$104 MX$1,866
37.95%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$129 TTD 873
$108 MX$1,938
18.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
St.James
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.38
11.34
-52.56%

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Last update for St.James: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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