Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Malta

Mosta vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mosta is 19.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% more in Mosta
Groceries: pay 2.6% more in Mosta
Transportation: pay 26.5% more in Mosta
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Mosta
Childcare: pay 19.3% less in Mosta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% more in Mosta
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Mosta

The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Mosta are more expensive than in Mexico City.

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Mosta vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mosta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$16.80 €14.95	+51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$12.32 €10.96	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$2.05 €1.83	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$1.12 €1.00	-14.0%
Average			+26.0%

Mexico City vs. Mosta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Mosta
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.43 €1.28	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$5.18 €4.61	-14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$5.06 €4.50	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.33 €2.96	+16.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$5.45 €4.85	+24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.72 €1.53	+20.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.24 €1.11	+38.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$0.91 €0.81	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$1.69 €1.51	+62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.76 €0.67	-17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.17 €1.04	+37.5%
Average			+2.6%

Mexico City vs. Mosta - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Mosta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$5.68 €5.06	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	+30.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$18.25 €16.24	+179.2%
Average			+26.5%

Mexico City vs. Mosta - Cost of transportation

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Mosta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$29.39 €26.16	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,231.71 €1,096.27	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,063.75 €946.77	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$90.98 €80.97	+90.7%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 19.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Mosta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$277.72 €247.18	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	+2.3%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 9.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mosta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$2.80 €2.49	-16.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$2.41 €2.14	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$6.27 €5.58	+18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$75.30 €67.02	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$11.20 €9.97	+67.7%
Average			+9.3%

Mexico City vs. Mosta - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Mosta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$57.44 €51.13	-18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$68.96 €61.38	+28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$112.13 €99.80	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$130.55 €116.19	+12.6%
Average			+4.9%

Mexico City vs. Mosta - Cost of clothing

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