Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 34.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
|
pay 38.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
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