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Mexico City vs. Baia Mare Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 43.8% more expensive than Baia Mare.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 62.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 55.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 28.4% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Baia Mare. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Baia Mare Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Baia Mare, you would:

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pay 2.6% more for restaurants

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.35 RON44.88	$10.86 MX$195.79	+4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.41	$8.82 MX$159.08	+18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 RON8.06	$1.73 MX$31.23	-6.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RON5.98	$1.30 MX$23.52	-5.5%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 62.0% more for groceries

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 RON5.49	$2.63 MX$47.34	+107.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 RON15.58	$5.04 MX$90.89	+40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.03 RON21.81	$6.54 MX$117.92	+30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 RON13.76	$2.61 MX$47.01	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 RON11.76	$3.80 MX$68.61	+40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 RON2.15	$1.37 MX$24.69	+176.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 RON3.09	$0.80 MX$14.43	+12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.24	$0.97 MX$17.55	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 RON4.45	$0.91 MX$16.34	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON1.99	$0.96 MX$17.29	+108.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.62	$0.99 MX$17.93	+165.9%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON25.46	$5.14 MX$92.65	-12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 RON69.81	$19.54 MX$352.42	+21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,323.13 RON122,792.08	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	-29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.08 RON35.02	$4.42 MX$79.79	-45.2%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.82 RON51.24	$30.93 MX$557.85	+161.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$286.61 RON1,242.57	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	+276.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.90 RON901.32	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	+225.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 RON382.10	$37.36 MX$673.78	-57.6%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 55.6% more for childcare

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.56 RON1,866.65	$430.39 MX$7,761.60
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,004.32 RON30,366.52	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	+55.6%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 RON8.48	$3.26 MX$58.74	+66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 RON9.97	$3.81 MX$68.78	+65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75 RON24.93	$4.34 MX$78.32	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.76 RON224.40	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.92	$6.51 MX$117.47	-5.6%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 28.4% more for clothing

	Baia Mare	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.49 RON231.88	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	+13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.19 RON165.56	$48.08 MX$867.02	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.01 RON299.20	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	+53.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.02 RON398.93	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	+20.5%
Average			+28.4%

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