Cost of living comparison

Greece

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 7.5% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 17.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 32.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.5% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 15.7% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Mexico City

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

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Mexico City vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	Athens	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$11.13 MX$205.76	-33.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.07 MX$204.73	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.51	$1.63 MX$30.14	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$1.30 MX$24.06	+132.4%
Average			-14.8%

Athens vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.7% more for groceries

	Athens	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.03 MX$56.07	+112.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.73	$6.02 MX$111.38	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.35	$6.73 MX$124.42	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.44	$2.87 MX$53.00	-42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.24	$4.39 MX$81.13	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.43 MX$26.42	+44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.90 MX$16.67	+1.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.93 MX$17.19	+45.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$1.04 MX$19.27	+7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.91 MX$16.90	+89.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.85 MX$15.71	+64.4%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 32.4% less for transportation

	Athens	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.76	$5.76 MX$106.56	-33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.91	$20.03 MX$370.37	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.16	$6.54 MX$120.88	-47.9%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 2.5% less for housing

	Athens	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.02	$34.66 MX$640.87	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €660.73	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €583.50	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+2.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €142.92	$47.71 MX$882.34	-70.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 15.7% less for childcare

	Athens	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €510.50	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	-24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,468.93	$12,045.70 MX$223K	-6.5%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.34 MX$61.73	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.66	$3.80 MX$70.36	-7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$5.29 MX$97.74	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.57	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$6.68 MX$123.46	-37.2%
Average			-20.5%

Athens vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Athens	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.48	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	-22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.61	$53.64 MX$991.98	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.64	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €109.92	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	-6.1%
Average			+0.4%

Athens vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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