What It Costs to Live in Mexico
Welcome to our new series on “What It Costs to Live in Mexico” beginning with a grocery price comparison. In the bookstore and at our rental suites we
often get asked about what it is like to live here and what it the
costs. Over the next few posts we will try to give you a snapshot of
what the cost of living is like here compared to the US and Canada.
We thought we would begin with a very informal grocery price
comparison. We knew food costs were lower here and that the produce is
much fresher, but we were really surprised by just how much cheaper
groceries are in Mexico vs Canada or the USA. The other surprise was how
close prices are in the USA vs. Canada. We always assumed that the
pricing in the USA would be much cheaper. We found that when we did our
survey, it is only about 7% cheaper in Texas vs. Alberta.
The following compares grocery prices
between Calgary, AB Canada, Texas, USA and our own little grocery store
here in Puerto Morelos during the month of January, 2016. It is just a
snapshot of what prices are like. The comparisons are between similar
grocery outlets (not necessarily the cheapest). We used Calgary Co-op, HEB and Chedraui.
Grocery Price Comparison
Item | Size | Co-op (CDN) | HEB (USD) | Chedraui (pesos) |
Butter, salted | 454 g | $ 2.99 | $ 3.88 | $ 57.80 |
Milk, Skim | 1L | $ 2.33 | $ 2.15 | $ 15.00 |
Eggs, large | 1 dozen | $ 1.99 | $ 2.47 | $ 22.00 |
Bananas | 1 kg | $ 1.96 | $ 1.06 | $ 12.50 |
Black Beans, canned | 540mL/15oz | $ 1.79 | $ 0.72 | $ 10.55 |
Tomatoes, canned | 796mL/29oz | $ 2.09 | $ 1.38 | $ 22.00 |
Lean Ground Beef | 1 kg | $ 9.90 | $ 7.41 | $ 79.90 |
Pork Tenderloin | 1 kg | $ 9.90 | $ 8.73 | $ 69.90 |
Chicken Thighs, bone in w/skin | 1 kg | $ 12.10 | $ 2.02 | $ 43.50 |
Apples, Fuji | 1 kg | $ 5.05 | $ 2.97 | $ 49.30 |
White Mushrooms, bulk | 1 kg | $ 5.49 | $ 4.33 | $ 59.95 |
Avocado | each | $ 0.99 | $ 0.48 | $ 4.50 |
Green Leaf Lettuce | each | $ 1.99 | $ 1.58 | $ 12.90 |
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Total in Currency of Country | $ 58.57 | $ 39.18 | $459.80 | |
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Total in Canadian Dollars | $ 58.57 | $ 54.74 | $ 35.46 | |
Total in USD | $ 41.90 | $ 39.18 | $ 25.38 | |
Total in Pesos | $759.00 | $709.00 | $459.80 |
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