Cost of living comparison

compared to

Mexico City vs. Budva Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 5.4% cheaper than Budva.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 41.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 41.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 5.0% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Budva Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 17.4% less for restaurants

	Budva	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.18 €13.04	$10.86 MX$197.31	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.03	$8.82 MX$160.32	-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 €1.71	$1.73 MX$31.47	-12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 €1.16	$1.30 MX$23.70	-3.7%
Average			-17.4%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.4% more for groceries

	Budva	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.91	$2.63 MX$47.71	+147.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 €3.89	$5.04 MX$91.60	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.87 €4.18	$6.54 MX$118.83	+34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.18 €2.74	$2.61 MX$47.38	-18.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.22 €3.63	$3.80 MX$69.15	-9.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.37 MX$24.88	+121.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.68	$0.80 MX$14.54	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.65	$0.97 MX$17.69	+29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 €1.17	$0.91 MX$16.47	-33.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 €0.39	$0.96 MX$17.42	+110.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.53	$0.99 MX$18.07	+61.5%
Average			+41.4%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 41.9% less for transportation

	Budva	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 €5.75	$5.14 MX$93.37	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$19.54 MX$355.17	-52.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,367.73 €26,080.14	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 €9.03	$4.42 MX$80.42	-57.9%
Average			-41.9%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.3% less for housing

	Budva	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.29 €28.59	$30.93 MX$562.20	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$890.59 €764.85	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$592.34 €508.71	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$123.16 €105.77	$37.36 MX$679.03	-69.7%
Average			-10.3%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.0% more for childcare

	Budva	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$418.53 €359.44	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,161.51 €8,726.82	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+7.2%
Average			+5.0%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Budva	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 €3.01	$3.26 MX$59.19	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.70	$3.81 MX$69.31	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 €3.81	$4.34 MX$78.93	-2.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.00 €48.95	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 €5.02	$6.51 MX$118.39	+11.5%
Average			+5.3%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Budva	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.50 €94.04	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.12	$48.08 MX$873.77	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.78 €88.27	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$186.88 €160.49	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-40.7%
Average			-19.8%

Budva vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Budva vs.

Rome

Budva vs.

Paris

Budva vs.

Manila

Budva vs.

Prague

Budva vs.

Hong Kong

Budva vs.

Cairo

Budva vs.

London

Budva vs.

Dublin

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Montenegro vs. Mexico. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Montenegro and Mexico.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Budva

Add prices for Mexico City

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Mexico City or Budva. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.