Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 79.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 66.6% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$201.64
|
$17.10
€15.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$177.92
|
$9.80
€9.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.15
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.75
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$52.58
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$111.33
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$126.12
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$49.74
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$82.56
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.43
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.05
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.42
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.26
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$18.95
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.31
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$109.01
|
$7.23
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$430.09
|
$118.73
€109.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$438,857.28
|
$36,966.92
€34,226.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$106.75
|
$18.66
€17.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$559.06
|
$49.22
€45.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,160.04
|
$1,390.35
€1,287.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$12,864.63
|
$1,168.86
€1,082.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$828.94
|
$162.61
€150.55
|
|
pay 72.2% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,157.14
|
$1,101.52
€1,019.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$200,690.78
|
$7,468.96
€6,915.31
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$59.31
|
$6.02
€5.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$70.32
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$88.96
|
$16.48
€15.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,216.11
|
$58.33
€54.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$118.61
|
$12.21
€11.31
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,337.66
|
$84.67
€78.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$899.26
|
$40.37
€37.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,210.21
|
$91.93
€85.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,121.16
|
$90.97
€84.22
|
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