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Czech Republic vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 25.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 8.0% less in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 81.8% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 13.1% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$8.75 CZK181.91	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$8.69 CZK180.48	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.80 CZK37.45	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.58 CZK32.81	+21.1%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 8.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.42 CZK29.42	-46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$6.24 CZK129.59	+23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$4.39 CZK91.19	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$3.17 CZK65.92	+21.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$4.20 CZK87.28	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.75 CZK15.50	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.78 CZK16.29	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.97 CZK20.12	-0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.59 CZK32.99	+75.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.55 CZK11.40	-42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.51 CZK10.52	-49.1%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 81.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$6.65 CZK138.20	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$25.28 CZK525.24	+29.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$31,610.58 CZK656,864.70	+57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$13.74 CZK285.52	+210.5%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$20.37 CZK423.29	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$725.26 CZK15,070.75	-32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$590.43 CZK12,269.05	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$223.21 CZK4,638.22	+497.4%
Average			+104.4%

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pay 13.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$384.73 CZK7,994.64	-10.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$9,199.30 CZK191,160.61	-15.6%
Average			-13.1%

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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.40 CZK49.80	-26.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$3.03 CZK63.04	-20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$7.42 CZK154.29	+71.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$55.37 CZK1,150.67	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$9.92 CZK206.13	+52.3%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$80.21 CZK1,666.65	+31.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$34.88 CZK724.73	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$95.51 CZK1,984.70	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$116.19 CZK2,414.47	+4.8%
Average			-0.2%

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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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