Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 30.4% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Germany, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.79
|
$10.14
MX$185.88
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
$8.52
MX$156.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.64
|
$1.35
MX$24.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.31
|
$1.02
MX$18.71
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
$2.68
MX$49.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.30
|
$4.17
MX$76.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.96
|
$5.88
MX$107.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
$2.68
MX$49.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.71
|
$3.49
MX$63.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$1.32
MX$24.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.63
MX$11.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.79
MX$14.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.77
MX$14.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.90
MX$16.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.78
MX$14.23
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.68
|
$5.33
MX$97.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.94
|
$28.94
MX$530.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
$22,778.21
MX$417,718.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.73
|
$17.39
MX$318.91
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
$33.11
MX$607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€746.68
|
$599.68
MX$10,997.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€574.92
|
$424.66
MX$7,787.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
$54.94
MX$1,007.49
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€405.06
|
$230.47
MX$4,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
$4,822.04
MX$88,428.96
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.04
|
$2.57
MX$47.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.21
|
$3.35
MX$61.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
$4.34
MX$79.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€33.04
|
$38.86
MX$712.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.72
|
$5.22
MX$95.75
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
$54.74
MX$1,003.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
$42.64
MX$781.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
$96.11
MX$1,762.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€112.17
|
$90.93
MX$1,667.44
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