Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 37.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Finland, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.66
|
$8.03
MX$134.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.75
|
$6.54
MX$109.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$1.03
MX$17.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.62
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.99
MX$33.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.54
MX$59.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$4.85
MX$81.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.73
|
$2.03
MX$33.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.00
MX$50.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.21
MX$20.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.55
MX$9.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.60
MX$9.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.64
|
$0.64
MX$10.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.68
MX$11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.64
MX$10.75
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.20
|
$4.64
MX$77.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.45
|
$20.68
MX$346.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,224.20
|
$18,674.04
MX$313,090.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.08
|
$11.82
MX$198.26
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.21
|
$30.39
MX$509.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€685.66
|
$421.91
MX$7,073.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€568.83
|
$289.43
MX$4,852.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€88.74
|
$46.38
MX$777.63
|
|
pay 45.9% less for childcare
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€319.09
|
$204.47
MX$3,428.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,304.96
|
$3,904.22
MX$65,458.60
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.55
|
$2.08
MX$34.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.85
|
$2.65
MX$44.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.17
|
$3.58
MX$59.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.49
|
$34.48
MX$578.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€13.98
|
$4.19
MX$70.26
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.05
|
$44.78
MX$750.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.41
|
$34.80
MX$583.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€74.97
|
$81.99
MX$1,374.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€108.59
|
$70.46
MX$1,181.28
|
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