Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 43.2% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Mexico instead of France, you would:
pay 51.7% less for restaurants
France
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
France
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
France
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 41.1% less for housing
France
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
France
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
France
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
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