Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$21.99
€20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$3.06
€2.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$3.24
€3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$10.86
€10.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$5.35
€5.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$3.77
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$5.60
€5.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$27,893.04
€26,076.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$31.06
€29.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$55.71
€52.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$1,774.61
€1,659.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$1,468.68
€1,373.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$204.06
€190.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$854.36
€798.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$18,641.72
€17,427.86
|
|
pay 69.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$3.94
€3.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$5.94
€5.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$47.17
€44.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Luxembourg
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$75.61
€70.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$107.51
€100.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$124.74
€116.62
|
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