Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 17.3% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.95
|
$10.09
MX$200.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$8.90
MX$177.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.21
MX$24.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$0.84
MX$16.67
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.63
MX$52.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$5.57
MX$110.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$6.31
MX$125.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$2.49
MX$49.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$4.13
MX$82.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.42
MX$28.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.70
MX$13.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.82
MX$16.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.91
MX$18.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.95
MX$18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.87
MX$17.22
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$5.46
MX$108.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$21.52
MX$427.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,234.12
|
$21,960.54
MX$436,663.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$5.34
MX$106.22
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.94
|
$27.98
MX$556.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.72
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,054.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.82
|
$643.75
MX$12,800.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.42
|
$41.48
MX$824.80
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.63
|
$408.19
MX$8,116.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,178.14
|
$10,042.62
MX$199,687.52
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.97
MX$59.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$3.52
MX$69.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$4.45
MX$88.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$60.85
MX$1,210.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$5.94
MX$118.02
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.21
|
$66.94
MX$1,330.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.21
|
$45.00
MX$894.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.20
|
$110.60
MX$2,199.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.91
|
$106.14
MX$2,110.56
|
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