Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 99.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$2.58
€2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
$2.54
€2.34
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
$2.31
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
$7.55
€6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
$4.69
€4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
$4.96
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
$0.69
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
$7.71
€7.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
$53.87
€49.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
$22.76
€20.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
$55.77
€51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
$1,043.18
€960.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
$873.71
€804.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
$164.26
€151.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
$944.84
€870.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
$24,473.75
€22,539.10
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
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
|
$34.17
€31.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
$89.22
€82.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
$32.58
€30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
$97.94
€90.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
$132.04
€121.61
|
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