Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 17.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
|
pay 49.4% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
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