Cost of living comparison

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Katerini vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Katerini is 21.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Katerini
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Katerini
Transportation: pay 90.5% more in Katerini
Housing: pay 94.0% more in Katerini
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Katerini
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.7% more in Katerini
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Katerini

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

Katerini vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Katerini
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$13.43 €11.47	+23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$9.34 €7.98	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.67 €1.43	-3.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.58 €0.50	-55.2%
Average			-7.2%

Mexico City vs. Katerini - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Katerini
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.61 €1.37	-38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$5.65 €4.82	+12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$5.45 €4.66	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$3.71 €3.17	+42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$4.34 €3.71	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.85 €0.72	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.87 €0.74	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.50 €0.43	-48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.85 €0.72	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.50 €0.43	-47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.57 €0.49	-42.5%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 90.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Katerini
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$7.87 €6.72	+53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$40.88 €34.91	+109.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$28,008.39 €23,915.30	+39.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$11.50 €9.82	+160.0%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 94.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Katerini
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$29.59 €25.26	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$329.96 €281.74	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$272.53 €232.70	-59.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$227.79 €194.50	+509.7%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Katerini
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$362.08 €309.16	-15.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$4,671.96 €3,989.21	-57.1%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Katerini
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$5.84 €4.99	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$4.09 €3.49	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$4.67 €3.99	+7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$50.81 €43.38	-13.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$9.93 €8.48	+52.4%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Katerini
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$98.50 €84.11	+61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$39.42 €33.66	-18.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$69.69 €59.51	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$73.58 €62.83	-33.7%
Average			-6.1%

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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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