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Bucharest vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 20.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 14.8% less in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 33.6% more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 44.1% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 3.7% more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Mexico City.

Bucharest vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$13.80 RON60.61	+27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$8.05 RON35.35	-8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$2.27 RON9.99	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$2.15 RON9.43	+64.6%
Average			+28.6%

Mexico City vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$1.44 RON6.34	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$4.98 RON21.89	-1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$6.67 RON29.29	+2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$3.62 RON15.89	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$3.38 RON14.85	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$0.64 RON2.82	-53.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.79 RON3.46	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.80 RON3.52	-17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$1.18 RON5.20	+30.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.46 RON2.04	-51.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.47 RON2.07	-52.7%
Average			-14.8%

Mexico City vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$6.36 RON27.92	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$23.00 RON101.01	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$28,745.54 RON126,267.68	+43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$6.21 RON27.27	+40.3%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 33.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$11.39 RON50.03	-63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$647.24 RON2,843.08	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$432.85 RON1,901.35	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$139.60 RON613.20	+273.6%
Average			+33.6%

Mexico City vs. Bucharest - Cost of housing

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pay 44.1% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$664.86 RON2,920.48	+54.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$14,582.52 RON64,055.17	+33.8%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$3.45 RON15.15	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$3.28 RON14.42	-13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$6.67 RON29.29	+53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$52.49 RON230.58	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$9.20 RON40.41	+41.2%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 3.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$80.54 RON353.78	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$45.47 RON199.75	-5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$93.98 RON412.80	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$109.75 RON482.09	-1.0%
Average			+3.7%

Mexico City vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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