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Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mulheim An Der Ruhr is 90.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Childcare: pay 80.2% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Mulheim An Der Ruhr

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mulheim An Der Ruhr are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mulheim An Der Ruhr.

Mulheim An Der Ruhr vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mulheim An Der Ruhr instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 73.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$16.35 €14.08	+50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$11.68 €10.05	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$3.30 €2.84	+90.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$2.85 €2.46	+118.9%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$2.33 €2.00	-11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$7.48 €6.43	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$5.17 €4.45	-21.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$3.88 €3.34	+48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$6.67 €5.74	+75.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$1.44 €1.24	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.87 €0.75	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$1.03 €0.89	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$2.19 €1.88	+141.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.69 €0.60	-27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.71 €0.61	-28.4%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$7.63 €6.57	+48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	$62.49 €53.79	+219.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	+58.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$24.29 €20.91	+449.1%
Average			+194.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$45.41 €39.09	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$864.31 €744.01	-19.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$1,167.99 €1,005.41	+72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$284.08 €244.54	+660.3%
Average			+189.9%

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pay 80.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$782.55 €673.63	+81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$19,466.49 €16,756.89	+78.6%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 53.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$5.26 €4.52	+61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$4.36 €3.76	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$9.58 €8.24	+120.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$33.87 €29.16	-42.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$14.02 €12.06	+115.2%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Mulheim An Der Ruhr
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$98.11 €84.45	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$43.80 €37.70	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$109.99 €94.68	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$147.95 €127.35	+33.4%
Average			+22.4%

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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: March 2026

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