Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Portugal

Oeiras vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Oeiras is 24.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% more in Oeiras
Groceries: pay 16.5% less in Oeiras
Transportation: pay 63.5% more in Oeiras
Housing: pay 54.0% more in Oeiras
Childcare: pay 2.1% more in Oeiras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Oeiras
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Oeiras

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Oeiras are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Oeiras.

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Oeiras vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.3% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$15.68 €13.95	+40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$11.20 €9.97	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$2.38 €2.12	+46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$1.75 €1.56	+34.5%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 16.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.24 €1.10	-59.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$7.20 €6.41	+19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$3.99 €3.55	-40.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.53 €3.14	+23.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$3.43 €3.05	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.33 €1.19	-6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$0.62 €0.55	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$0.81 €0.72	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$1.17 €1.04	+12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.81 €0.72	-11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.75 €0.67	-11.3%
Average			-16.5%

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pay 63.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$8.00 €7.12	+38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$44.79 €39.86	+123.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	+56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$9.91 €8.82	+51.6%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 54.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$35.09 €31.23	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,455.66 €1,295.59	+38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,157.06 €1,029.83	+72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$84.04 €74.80	+76.1%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 2.1% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$481.49 €428.54	+10.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$11,364.94 €10,115.21	-5.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$3.36 €2.99	+0.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$2.52 €2.24	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$5.82 €5.18	+10.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$57.48 €51.16	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$8.40 €7.47	+25.8%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Oeiras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$85.85 €76.41	+21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$44.79 €39.86	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$108.24 €96.34	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$151.16 €134.54	+30.3%
Average			+7.1%

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