Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 29.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
KM8.78
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
KM7.25
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
KM2.47
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KM1.49
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
KM1.46
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
KM6.43
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
KM6.82
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
KM3.77
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
KM5.22
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
KM0.90
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
KM1.24
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KM1.19
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.25
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
KM0.60
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
KM0.80
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
KM10.52
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
KM50.98
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
KM38,594.59
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
KM11.48
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
KM46.16
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
KM320.16
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
KM249.12
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
KM195.03
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
KM247.21
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
KM5,170.02
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KM2.93
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
KM2.12
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.03
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
KM39.46
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
KM6.77
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
KM93.99
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
KM51.56
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
KM132.49
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
KM159.52
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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