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Mexico City vs. Dubrovnik Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 16.4% more expensive than Dubrovnik.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 41.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 51.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 23.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, groceries, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Dubrovnik. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Dubrovnik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Dubrovnik, you would:

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pay 54.8% less for restaurants

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.44 HRK130.33	$10.86 MX$187.42	-46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 HRK89.37	$8.82 MX$152.28	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.70 HRK29.95	$1.73 MX$29.90	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.69 HRK29.92	$1.30 MX$22.51	-72.2%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 41.5% more for groceries

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.28 HRK8.19	$2.63 MX$45.32	+104.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 HRK33.51	$5.04 MX$87.01	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 HRK26.78	$6.54 MX$112.88	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 HRK27.70	$2.61 MX$45.01	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 HRK28.71	$3.80 MX$65.68	-15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 HRK4.90	$1.37 MX$23.64	+78.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HRK4.56	$0.80 MX$13.81	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 HRK5.07	$0.97 MX$16.80	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 HRK6.42	$0.91 MX$15.64	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 HRK2.70	$0.96 MX$16.55	+126.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 HRK2.79	$0.99 MX$17.16	+127.5%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 51.7% less for transportation

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.66 HRK42.49	$5.14 MX$88.69	-22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 HRK364.91	$19.54 MX$337.36	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,460.23 HRK245K	$20,030.45 MX$346K	-47.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.72 HRK93.83	$4.42 MX$76.38	-69.9%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 23.2% less for housing

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.45 HRK175.01	$30.93 MX$534.02	+12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,206.92 HRK7,695.46	$1,079.15 MX$18,629.97	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$856.53 HRK5,461.29	$677.25 MX$11,691.70	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.99 HRK918.10	$37.36 MX$644.99	-74.1%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$93.44 HRK595.78	$430.39 MX$7,430.03	+360.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,175.93 HRK52,130.53	$10,897.53 MX$188K	+33.3%
Average			+197.0%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 HRK52.13	$3.26 MX$56.23	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.30 HRK27.42	$3.81 MX$65.84	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 HRK35.41	$4.34 MX$74.97	-21.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.03 HRK459.25	$58.44 MX$1,008.97	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.47 HRK53.99	$6.51 MX$112.45	-23.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Dubrovnik	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.92 HRK484.07	$60.95 MX$1,052.13	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.20 HRK186.18	$48.08 MX$829.98	+64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.08 HRK446.83	$105.72 MX$1,825.11	+50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 HRK521.31	$110.91 MX$1,914.71	+35.7%
Average			+32.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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