Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 20.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Finland, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$10.14
MX$168.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$8.52
MX$141.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$1.35
MX$22.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$1.02
MX$16.94
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$2.68
MX$44.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$4.17
MX$69.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$5.88
MX$97.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.68
MX$44.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$3.49
MX$57.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.32
MX$21.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.63
MX$10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.79
MX$13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.90
MX$15.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.78
MX$12.88
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$5.33
MX$88.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$28.94
MX$480.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$22,778.21
MX$378,314.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$17.39
MX$288.83
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$33.11
MX$549.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$599.68
MX$9,959.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$424.66
MX$7,053.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$54.94
MX$912.45
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$230.47
MX$3,827.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,087.31
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$2.57
MX$42.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.35
MX$55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$4.34
MX$72.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$38.86
MX$645.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$5.22
MX$86.72
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$54.74
MX$909.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$42.64
MX$708.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$96.11
MX$1,596.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$90.93
MX$1,510.14
|
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