Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 10.5% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Mexico
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.43
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 23.5% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.29
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.99
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
Latvia
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€321.10
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.80
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Mexico
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€245.24
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.76
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.40
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.41
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.09
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
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pay 18.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€98.10
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
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