Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 2.7% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.48
HRK73.64
|
$10.14
MX$204.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
HRK52.98
|
$8.52
MX$171.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
HRK18.04
|
$1.35
MX$27.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
HRK12.88
|
$1.02
MX$20.58
|
|
pay 26.8% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
HRK9.05
|
$2.68
MX$54.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
HRK37.12
|
$4.17
MX$84.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
HRK30.88
|
$5.88
MX$118.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
HRK22.28
|
$2.68
MX$54.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
HRK31.06
|
$3.49
MX$70.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
HRK4.54
|
$1.32
MX$26.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.95
|
$0.63
MX$12.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
HRK5.39
|
$0.79
MX$15.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.26
|
$0.77
MX$15.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.35
|
$0.90
MX$18.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
HRK3.65
|
$0.78
MX$15.65
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
HRK44.37
|
$5.33
MX$107.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.04
HRK302.55
|
$28.94
MX$583.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,849.65
HRK230,906.74
|
$22,778.21
MX$459,577.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.47
HRK80.61
|
$17.39
MX$350.87
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.24
HRK191.46
|
$33.11
MX$668.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.21
HRK3,368.45
|
$599.68
MX$12,099.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$389.58
HRK2,738.46
|
$424.66
MX$8,568.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.94
HRK927.43
|
$54.94
MX$1,108.45
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$202.63
HRK1,424.33
|
$230.47
MX$4,650.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.19
HRK61,141.34
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,290.42
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.99
HRK21.01
|
$2.57
MX$51.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
HRK14.34
|
$3.35
MX$67.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.06
HRK35.56
|
$4.34
MX$87.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.30
HRK283.24
|
$38.86
MX$784.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.58
HRK46.25
|
$5.22
MX$105.35
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Croatia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.54
HRK587.21
|
$54.74
MX$1,104.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.69
HRK271.96
|
$42.64
MX$860.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.55
HRK622.41
|
$96.11
MX$1,939.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.61
HRK650.99
|
$90.93
MX$1,834.53
|
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