Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 91.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$2.90
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
$2.39
€2.21
|
|
pay 38.8% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
$5.11
€4.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
$4.93
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
$1.34
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
$8.08
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
$93.45
€86.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
$22.98
€21.16
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
$999.06
€920.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
|
pay 27.7% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
$210.36
€193.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
|
pay 72.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
$4.40
€4.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
$3.62
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
$41.73
€38.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
$118.23
€108.88
|
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