Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 31.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Albania, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL508
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL125
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL291
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL480
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL221
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL51
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL717
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL138
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL123
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL486
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
Albania
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
|
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