Cost of living comparison

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Mulhouse vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mulhouse is 56.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 51.4% more in Mulhouse
Groceries
pay 42.1% more in Mulhouse
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Mulhouse
Housing
pay 52.9% more in Mulhouse
Childcare
pay 25.5% more in Mulhouse
Entertainment and Sports
pay 58.4% more in Mulhouse
Clothing
pay 3.5% less in Mulhouse

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and childcare in Mulhouse are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mulhouse.

Mulhouse vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 51.4% more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.86
MX$197.31
$17.52
€15.05
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.82
MX$160.32
$11.68
€10.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$31.47
$2.82
€2.42

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
MX$47.71
$1.71
€1.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$91.60
$11.75
€10.09
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$118.83
$5.13
€4.40

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$93.37
$7.74
€6.65
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$355.17
$52.56
€45.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$364,045.47
$37,837.02
€32,494.85

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pay 52.9% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
MX$562.20
$27.74
€23.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,613.07
$633.05
€543.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,308.67
$511.97
€439.68

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pay 25.5% more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,822.12
$729.99
€626.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$198,058.25
$8,876.72
€7,623.43

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pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$59.19
$4.67
€4.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$69.31
$3.22
€2.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.34
MX$78.93
$12.91
€11.08

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Mulhouse
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.95
MX$1,107.65
$73.35
€62.99
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.08
MX$873.77
$38.54
€33.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.72
MX$1,921.42
$76.85
€66.00

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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: December 2025
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