Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 42.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 55.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Mexico
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.23
|
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.52
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.66
|
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,164.09
|
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.27
|
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
|
pay 54.0% less for housing
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.12
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.83
|
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€633.49
|
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.18
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.83
|
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,901.13
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.70
|
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.64
|
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.01
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.25
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.39
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.61
|
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
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