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Mexico City vs. Liestal Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 57.0% cheaper than Liestal.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 63.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Mexico City

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Liestal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Liestal, you would:

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pay 64.0% less for restaurants

	Liestal	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.20 CHF23.44	$10.86 MX$198.62	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.78 CHF15.07	$8.82 MX$161.38	-53.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.15	$1.73 MX$31.68	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.96	$1.30 MX$23.86	-73.5%
Average			-64.0%

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Liestal	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$2.63 MX$48.03	-29.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.40 CHF11.56	$5.04 MX$92.21	-65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.54 CHF6.86	$6.54 MX$119.62	-23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.89 CHF6.33	$2.61 MX$47.69	-66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.46 CHF12.41	$3.80 MX$69.61	-75.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 CHF1.42	$1.37 MX$25.05	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.22 CHF0.98	$0.80 MX$14.63	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.15	$0.97 MX$17.81	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 CHF2.67	$0.91 MX$16.58	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.19	$0.96 MX$17.54	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.34 CHF1.07	$0.99 MX$18.19	-25.7%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 63.1% less for transportation

	Liestal	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 CHF6.77	$5.14 MX$93.99	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.85 CHF55.27	$19.54 MX$357.52	-71.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,061.59 CHF32,963.30	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-51.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.19 CHF37.08	$4.42 MX$80.95	-90.4%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Liestal	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.85 CHF51.25	$30.93 MX$565.92	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,502.25 CHF1,205.97	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,345.77 CHF1,080.35	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.64 CHF188.37	$37.36 MX$683.53	-84.1%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Liestal	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,493.32 CHF2,001.58	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$35,052.58 CHF28,139.40	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-68.9%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Liestal	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.39 CHF7.54	$3.26 MX$59.59	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20 CHF4.97	$3.81 MX$69.77	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.77 CHF9.45	$4.34 MX$79.45	-63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.20 CHF71.60	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$25.04 CHF20.10	$6.51 MX$119.17	-74.0%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Liestal	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$143.76 CHF115.41	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-57.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.94 CHF56.95	$48.08 MX$879.56	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.13 CHF134.16	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	-36.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.46 CHF170.56	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	-47.8%
Average			-43.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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