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Osijek vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Osijek is 17.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 39.2% more in Osijek
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Osijek
Transportation: pay 96.6% more in Osijek
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Osijek
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Osijek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Osijek
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Osijek

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

Osijek vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Osijek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$11.68 HRK75.15	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$8.76 HRK56.37	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$3.11 HRK20.04	+79.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$2.22 HRK14.28	+70.2%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Osijek
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.15 HRK7.39	-56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$5.84 HRK37.58	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$4.41 HRK28.40	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$3.12 HRK20.04	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.58 HRK23.01	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.66 HRK4.25	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.75 HRK4.84	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.69 HRK4.42	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.23 HRK7.94	+36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.39 HRK2.50	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.58 HRK3.74	-41.6%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 96.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Osijek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$6.64 HRK42.72	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$42.63 HRK274.31	+118.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$35,039.69 HRK225,460.77	+74.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$11.68 HRK75.15	+164.0%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Osijek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$31.77 HRK204.42	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$533.38 HRK3,432.01	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$389.33 HRK2,505.12	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$152.63 HRK982.08	+308.5%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Osijek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$297.84 HRK1,916.42	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$2,803.18 HRK18,036.86	-74.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Osijek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.92 HRK18.79	-10.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.30 HRK14.78	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$5.61 HRK36.07	+29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$37.61 HRK241.99	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$7.01 HRK45.09	+7.6%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Osijek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$100.56 HRK647.04	+65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$38.93 HRK250.51	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$100.39 HRK645.95	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$112.91 HRK726.48	+1.8%
Average			+10.7%

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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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