Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Austria

Vienna vs. Cancun Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 56.3% more expensive than Cancun.

Restaurants: pay 66.2% more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 19.0% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Vienna

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Vienna are more expensive than in Cancun. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Vienna.

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Vienna vs. Cancun Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vienna instead of Cancun, you would:

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pay 66.2% more for restaurants

	Cancun	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$209.02	$17.92 €16.00	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.52 MX$216.51	$13.44 €12.00	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 MX$25.23	$3.81 €3.40	+183.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MX$15.50	$3.19 €2.85	+287.1%
Average			+66.2%

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pay 19.0% more for groceries

	Cancun	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 MX$49.94	$2.22 €1.98	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.94 MX$92.83	$6.80 €6.08	+37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 MX$120.23	$5.92 €5.28	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 MX$51.70	$4.62 €4.13	+68.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.02 MX$75.45	$6.29 €5.62	+56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 MX$24.56	$1.32 €1.18	+1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$14.07	$1.02 €0.91	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 MX$26.62	$1.59 €1.42	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 MX$19.01	$1.84 €1.64	+81.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$17.09	$0.87 €0.78	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 MX$16.73	$0.80 €0.72	-9.8%
Average			+19.0%

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Cancun	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$107.40	$7.63 €6.82	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.03 MX$545.27	$57.11 €50.99	+96.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$404K	$29,661.80 €26,484.93	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.96 MX$525.20	$22.39 €20.00	-19.9%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Cancun	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.80 MX$728.96	$31.45 €28.08	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$663.13 MX$12,457.68	$1,271.42 €1,135.24	+91.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$460.19 MX$8,645.13	$899.29 €802.97	+95.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.28 MX$2,447.55	$235.43 €210.22	+80.7%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Cancun	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$210.01 MX$3,945.28	$354.58 €316.61	+68.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,507.55 MX$103K	$27,740.53 €24,769.44	+403.7%
Average			+191.6%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cancun	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.17 MX$59.53	$5.93 €5.30	+87.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 MX$72.12	$5.12 €4.57	+33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$83.61	$7.45 €6.65	+67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.38 MX$627.06	$37.51 €33.49	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.51 MX$141.09	$14.28 €12.75	+90.1%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Cancun	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,045.11	$87.06 €77.73	+56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.63 MX$1,045.11	$37.42 €33.41	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.03 MX$1,428.31	$90.63 €80.92	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 MX$1,776.68	$132.59 €118.39	+40.2%
Average			+15.2%

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