Cost of living comparison
Greece is 36.2% more expensive than Cancun.
If you lived in Greece instead of Cancun, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
Cancun
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$169.20
|
$12.71
€11.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
MX$103.40
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
MX$19.45
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MX$15.89
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
Cancun
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
MX$29.16
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
MX$78.76
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MX$81.40
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.62
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MX$50.85
|
$3.64
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
MX$23.88
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.23
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
MX$12.58
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MX$11.32
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MX$12.29
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$13.13
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Cancun
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.61
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
MX$490.43
|
$40.24
€37.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,102.87
MX$223,249.50
|
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.44
MX$314.22
|
$13.03
€12.17
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
Cancun
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.63
MX$436.75
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.26
MX$10,653.31
|
$429.23
€400.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.64
MX$5,820.94
|
$358.56
€334.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.71
MX$1,153.60
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
Cancun
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.41
MX$3,073.79
|
$341.10
€318.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,985.94
MX$101,989.77
|
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Cancun
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
MX$37.60
|
$4.08
€3.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MX$46.33
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
MX$62.51
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.76
MX$558.12
|
$45.22
€42.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
$8.85
€8.26
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Cancun
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
MX$752.00
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.72
MX$625.73
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.24
MX$1,316.00
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.93
MX$1,259.60
|
$99.20
€92.66
|
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