Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 48.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Madrid or Mexico City. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.