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Miercurea Ciuc vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Miercurea Ciuc is 16.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Transportation: pay 40.8% more in Miercurea Ciuc
Housing: pay 22.1% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Childcare: pay 35.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Miercurea Ciuc
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Miercurea Ciuc

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are lower in Miercurea Ciuc.

Miercurea Ciuc vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Miercurea Ciuc instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$6.90 RON29.92	-36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$6.90 RON29.92	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.73 RON7.48	-0.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.50 RON6.48	+14.7%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.27 RON5.49	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.87 RON16.79	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.03 RON21.82	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.31 RON14.36	+27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.71 RON11.76	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.37 RON1.58	-73.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.71 RON3.09	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.75 RON3.24	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.03 RON4.45	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.31 RON1.36	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.37 RON1.62	-62.4%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 40.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$6.12 RON26.55	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$23.00 RON99.74	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$27,605.24 RON119,693.58	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.34 RON36.16	+88.5%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 22.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$5.75 RON24.94	-81.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$207.04 RON897.70	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$172.53 RON748.08	-74.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$92.77 RON402.26	+148.3%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 35.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$430.56 RON1,866.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-35.7%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.19 RON9.48	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.84 RON7.98	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$5.75 RON24.94	+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$34.51 RON149.62	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$5.18 RON22.44	-20.5%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Miercurea Ciuc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$46.01 RON199.49	-24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$18.40 RON79.80	-61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$74.76 RON324.17	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$92.02 RON398.98	-17.0%
Average			-33.1%

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