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Cordoba vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Cordoba is 16.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Cordoba
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Cordoba
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Cordoba
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Cordoba
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Cordoba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Cordoba
Clothing: pay 63.3% more in Cordoba

The cost of transportation, clothing, and restaurants in Cordoba are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Cordoba. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Cordoba.

Cordoba vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$10.05 ARS14,581.70	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$10.00 ARS14,508.58	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.79 ARS2,597.04	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.60 ARS2,321.37	+22.7%
Average			+8.0%

Mexico City vs. Cordoba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$2.38 ARS3,449.18	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$4.89 ARS7,097.92	-2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$6.17 ARS8,946.21	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.46 ARS3,567.90	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.03 ARS4,396.10	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.96 ARS1,395.17	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$1.00 ARS1,454.09	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.63 ARS918.02	-35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.25 ARS1,817.23	+38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.59 ARS850.55	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.63 ARS908.48	-37.0%
Average			-11.0%

Mexico City vs. Cordoba - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.25 ARS6,164.88	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$56.50 ARS81,973.50	+189.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$30,000.00 ARS43,525,752.00	+49.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$19.20 ARS27,856.48	+333.9%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$28.54 ARS41,413.83	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$443.95 ARS644,115.02	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$314.73 ARS456,624.71	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$76.81 ARS111,443.30	+105.6%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$210.00 ARS304,680.26	-51.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$3,300.00 ARS4,787,832.72	-69.7%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.61 ARS3,786.74	-19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.39 ARS3,465.94	-37.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$3.75 ARS5,440.72	-13.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$25.80 ARS37,432.15	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$9.00 ARS13,057.73	+38.2%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 63.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Cordoba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$128.67 ARS186,679.48	+111.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$93.80 ARS136,090.52	+95.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$129.33 ARS187,646.25	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$138.57 ARS201,047.52	+24.9%
Average			+63.3%

Mexico City vs. Cordoba - 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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