Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 21.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.16
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.47
|
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.90
|
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.08
|
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,692.63
|
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.65
|
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.72
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,015.58
|
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€757.31
|
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.03
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.22
|
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,812.92
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.01
|
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.20
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.70
|
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.58
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.48
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.32
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.40
|
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
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