Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 3.1% cheaper than Zagreb.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.08
|
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK52.55
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.54
|
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.12
|
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
|
pay 23.1% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.04
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.53
|
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.57
|
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.66
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK30.74
|
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.06
|
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.28
|
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.78
|
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.65
|
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.10
|
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.89
|
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.52
|
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK375.34
|
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK219,217.59
|
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.03
|
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK200.93
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,891.21
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,958.18
|
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,054.76
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,897.77
|
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK76,790.08
|
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.52
|
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.34
|
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.28
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK313.56
|
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK54.86
|
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK670.03
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK294.15
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK670.87
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK806.18
|
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
|
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