Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 25.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Austria, you would:
pay 49.6% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$8.28
MX$140.44
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$6.95
MX$117.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$1.06
MX$18.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.78
MX$13.16
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Austria
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$2.09
MX$35.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$4.43
MX$75.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$5.45
MX$92.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$2.15
MX$36.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$3.19
MX$54.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.21
MX$20.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.62
MX$10.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.71
MX$12.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.76
MX$12.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.78
MX$13.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.73
MX$12.46
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$4.92
MX$83.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$17.77
MX$301.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$22,067.99
MX$374,493.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$5.52
MX$93.62
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Austria
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$28.01
MX$475.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$826.42
MX$14,024.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$480.11
MX$8,147.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$40.24
MX$682.88
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Austria
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$377.91
MX$6,413.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$8,870.11
MX$150,525.71
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$2.76
MX$46.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$2.89
MX$48.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$3.86
MX$65.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$49.94
MX$847.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$4.97
MX$84.26
|
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pay 8.3% less for clothing
Austria
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$56.86
MX$964.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$37.51
MX$636.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$92.48
MX$1,569.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$95.13
MX$1,614.28
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