Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 16.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Athens, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 3.7% more for groceries
Athens
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 37.3% less for transportation
Athens
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
Athens
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 17.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Athens
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
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