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Mexico City vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 7.7% cheaper than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 19.7% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 5.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,250	$9.93 MX$206.41	-9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD1,042	$7.45 MX$154.81	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD265	$1.08 MX$22.44	-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD178	$0.77 MX$16.07	-50.7%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD99	$2.45 MX$50.98	+181.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD574	$4.87 MX$101.18	-3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD566	$5.51 MX$114.50	+10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD302	$2.18 MX$45.38	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD356	$3.57 MX$74.23	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD60	$1.22 MX$25.40	+132.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD91	$0.67 MX$13.91	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD84	$0.80 MX$16.61	+8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD120	$0.83 MX$17.20	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD54	$0.85 MX$17.69	+79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD45	$0.83 MX$17.21	+110.0%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 35.3% less for transportation

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD781	$4.64 MX$96.41	-32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,292	$17.87 MX$371.54	-11.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD3,196,014	$18,615.02 MX$387,024.84	-33.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD1,081	$3.47 MX$72.24	-63.5%
Average			-35.3%

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pay 19.7% less for housing

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD3,141	$24.38 MX$506.87	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD95,575	$893.52 MX$18,577.19	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD58,964	$544.24 MX$11,315.20	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD15,864	$30.31 MX$630.20	-78.3%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 5.9% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD42,123	$381.33 MX$7,928.15	+2.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD880,981	$8,426.99 MX$175,205.53	+8.8%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD344	$2.73 MX$56.76	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD278	$3.01 MX$62.50	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD469	$3.92 MX$81.53	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD4,154	$53.69 MX$1,116.21	+47.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD833	$4.96 MX$103.21	-32.3%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD11,110	$56.36 MX$1,171.69	-42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD4,395	$41.06 MX$853.66	+6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD12,177	$91.99 MX$1,912.62	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD14,308	$91.93 MX$1,911.30	-26.9%
Average			-19.3%

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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: January 2025

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