Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 31.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of France, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.08
|
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.33
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
France
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.25
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
|
pay 47.1% less for transportation
France
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.33
|
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.03
|
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,516.32
|
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.87
|
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
|
pay 23.1% less for housing
France
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.92
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€711.11
|
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.95
|
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.24
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
France
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€630.34
|
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,572.64
|
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.38
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.51
|
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.49
|
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
France
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.63
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.37
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.05
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.72
|
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
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