Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 42.3% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.62
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 14.7% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.81
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.74
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 67.3% less for housing
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.15
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€99.96
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
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