Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 9.1% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Italy, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.53
|
$10.09
MX$167.58
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$8.90
MX$147.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.30
|
$1.21
MX$20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.84
MX$13.92
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
Italy
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$2.63
MX$43.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.26
|
$5.57
MX$92.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$6.31
MX$104.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.49
MX$41.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$4.13
MX$68.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.42
MX$23.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.70
MX$11.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.82
MX$13.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.91
MX$15.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.95
MX$15.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.87
MX$14.38
|
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pay 40.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$5.46
MX$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.14
|
$21.52
MX$357.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
$21,960.54
MX$364,733.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.97
|
$5.34
MX$88.72
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
Italy
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
$27.98
MX$464.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.22
|
$1,058.85
MX$17,586.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.07
|
$643.75
MX$10,691.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
$41.48
MX$688.93
|
|
pay 8.5% less for childcare
Italy
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.30
|
$408.19
MX$6,779.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
$10,042.62
MX$166,793.92
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.56
|
$2.97
MX$49.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.52
MX$58.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
$4.45
MX$73.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.18
|
$60.85
MX$1,010.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.74
|
$5.94
MX$98.58
|
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pay 10.7% more for clothing
Italy
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
$66.94
MX$1,111.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
$45.00
MX$747.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
$110.60
MX$1,836.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.17
|
$106.14
MX$1,762.89
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