Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 24.0% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.26
|
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.59
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.73
|
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.32
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.71
|
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.04
|
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€65.81
|
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,401.22
|
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.76
|
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.14
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€979.29
|
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€774.41
|
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.27
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
|
pay 19.2% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€348.54
|
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,898.03
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.85
|
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.19
|
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.82
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.31
|
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.64
|
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€85.38
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.56
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.37
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€110.29
|
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
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