Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 42.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.25
|
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
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pay 29.8% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€2.98
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.00
|
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.93
|
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.16
|
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
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pay 43.3% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.20
|
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,688.09
|
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.60
|
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.30
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,634.33
|
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,352.58
|
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€187.93
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€786.83
|
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,168.09
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.63
|
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.47
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.44
|
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
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pay 16.9% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€69.63
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.45
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.01
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€114.88
|
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
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