Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Italy

Bologna vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bologna is 37.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 63.8% more in Bologna
Groceries: pay 12.3% more in Bologna
Transportation: pay 76.9% more in Bologna
Housing: pay 39.9% more in Bologna
Childcare: pay 54.9% more in Bologna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Bologna
Clothing: pay 12.1% more in Bologna

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bologna are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bologna.

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Bologna vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bologna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$22.39 €19.93	+101.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$13.44 €11.96	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$3.63 €3.23	+122.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$1.77 €1.58	+36.2%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Bologna
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$3.09 €2.75	+1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$10.33 €9.20	+71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$5.19 €4.62	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.95 €3.52	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$5.59 €4.97	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.10 €0.98	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.08 €0.96	+19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.17 €1.04	+25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$1.54 €1.37	+48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.86 €0.77	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.80 €0.71	-6.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 76.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bologna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$8.06 €7.17	+39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$43.67 €38.87	+118.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+68.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$18.03 €16.05	+175.8%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 39.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Bologna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$31.17 €27.74	-10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,136.62 €1,011.63	+7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$872.70 €776.74	+29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$189.21 €168.41	+296.6%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 54.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Bologna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$771.78 €686.91	+77.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$16,312.31 €14,518.54	+35.4%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bologna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$6.72 €5.98	+101.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$2.23 €1.98	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$6.96 €6.20	+31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$63.58 €56.59	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$10.08 €8.97	+51.0%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 12.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Bologna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$92.07 €81.94	+30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$45.99 €40.93	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$120.58 €107.32	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$147.99 €131.71	+27.6%
Average			+12.1%

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