Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 27.8% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Romania, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.27
|
$10.14
MX$170.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
$8.52
MX$142.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON7.98
|
$1.35
MX$22.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.58
|
$1.02
MX$17.12
|
|
pay 54.3% more for groceries
Romania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
$2.68
MX$44.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.39
|
$4.17
MX$70.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.74
|
$5.88
MX$98.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
$2.68
MX$45.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.64
|
$3.49
MX$58.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.19
|
$1.32
MX$22.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.10
|
$0.63
MX$10.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.95
|
$0.79
MX$13.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.89
|
$0.77
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.73
|
$0.90
MX$15.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.91
|
$0.78
MX$13.02
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
Romania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.24
|
$5.33
MX$89.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON91.51
|
$28.94
MX$485.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
$22,778.21
MX$382,227.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON28.94
|
$17.39
MX$291.82
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Romania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
$33.11
MX$555.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
$599.68
MX$10,062.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
$424.66
MX$7,126.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
$54.94
MX$921.89
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Romania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
$230.47
MX$3,867.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,915.74
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.32
|
$2.57
MX$43.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.02
|
$3.35
MX$56.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
$4.34
MX$72.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON173.63
|
$38.86
MX$652.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.39
|
$5.22
MX$87.62
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
Romania
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
$54.74
MX$918.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
$42.64
MX$715.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
$96.11
MX$1,612.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON373.30
|
$90.93
MX$1,525.77
|
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