Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 68.6% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$14.40
€13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$8.73
€8.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$18.20
€17.01
|
|
pay 45.6% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$840.88
€786.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
|
pay 13.8% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$378.45
€353.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$8.52
€7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$16.99
€15.88
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$119.75
€111.95
|
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