Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 38.5% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.35
|
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.60
|
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.15
|
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€49.98
|
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.11
|
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Brussels
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.74
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€967.81
|
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€810.59
|
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.39
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€876.57
|
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,705.52
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.70
|
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Mexico City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.78
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.23
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.87
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.50
|
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
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