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Mexico City vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 33.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 16.8% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Mexico City are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB789.34	$9.93 MX$200.93	+65.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB820.30	$7.45 MX$150.70	+19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB103.27	$1.08 MX$21.84	+37.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB66.06	$0.77 MX$15.64	+53.9%
Average			+44.1%

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB158.08	$2.45 MX$49.62	+104.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB638.51	$4.87 MX$98.49	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB799.68	$5.51 MX$111.46	-9.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB348.52	$2.18 MX$44.17	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB742.79	$3.57 MX$72.26	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB434.32	$1.22 MX$24.73	-63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB66.62	$0.67 MX$13.54	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB141.85	$0.80 MX$16.17	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.85	$0.83 MX$16.75	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.95	$0.85 MX$17.22	+173.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB104.48	$0.83 MX$16.75	+4.2%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB641.96	$4.64 MX$93.85	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,315.57	$17.87 MX$361.68	+78.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,288,917.15	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB482.16	$3.47 MX$70.33	-5.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,518.12	$24.38 MX$493.42	-85.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB84,867.22	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB55,614.57	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	+28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,423.30	$30.31 MX$613.48	-75.7%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,718.35	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	+368.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,777,531.13	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	-80.8%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB131.56	$2.73 MX$55.26	+173.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB151.25	$3.01 MX$60.84	+161.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB526.23	$3.92 MX$79.37	-2.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,918.38	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB881.43	$4.96 MX$100.47	-25.9%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,358.57	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	+16.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,888.68	$41.06 MX$831.00	-45.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,318.99	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,697.57	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	-23.0%
Average			-16.8%

Addis Ababa vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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