Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 24.7% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Greece, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.93
|
$8.03
MX$133.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
$6.54
MX$108.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$1.03
MX$17.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.77
MX$12.76
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Greece
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.99
MX$33.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.67
|
$3.54
MX$58.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.28
|
$4.85
MX$80.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
$2.03
MX$33.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.41
|
$3.00
MX$49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.21
MX$20.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.55
MX$9.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.60
MX$9.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.64
MX$10.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.68
MX$11.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.64
MX$10.68
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Greece
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.26
|
$4.64
MX$77.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.76
|
$20.68
MX$344.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
$18,674.04
MX$310,792.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.22
|
$11.82
MX$196.80
|
|
pay 26.7% less for housing
Greece
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
$30.39
MX$505.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€402.73
|
$421.91
MX$7,021.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€336.42
|
$289.43
MX$4,816.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
$46.38
MX$771.92
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Greece
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€320.04
|
$204.47
MX$3,402.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
$3,904.22
MX$64,977.99
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.08
MX$34.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.12
|
$2.65
MX$44.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
$3.58
MX$59.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.43
|
$34.48
MX$573.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.30
|
$4.19
MX$69.75
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
$44.78
MX$745.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
$34.80
MX$579.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
$81.99
MX$1,364.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€93.07
|
$70.46
MX$1,172.61
|
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