Cost of living comparison

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Peniche vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Peniche is 20.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 23.6% more in Peniche
Groceries
pay 17.8% less in Peniche
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Peniche
Housing
pay 60.6% more in Peniche
Childcare
pay 24.3% less in Peniche
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.1% less in Peniche
Clothing
pay 12.2% more in Peniche

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

Peniche vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 23.6% more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Peniche
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
$11.10
€9.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$31.47
$1.72
€1.47

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Peniche
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
MX$47.71
$1.47
€1.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$91.60
$4.67
€4.01
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$118.83
$4.03
€3.46

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Peniche
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$93.37
$7.52
€6.45
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$355.17
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$364,045.47
$35,037.93
€30,090.96

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pay 60.6% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Peniche
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
MX$562.20
$42.05
€36.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,613.07
$1,362.59
€1,170.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,308.67
$1,012.21
€869.29

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pay 24.3% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
Peniche
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,822.12
$420.46
€361.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$198,058.25
$5,839.65
€5,015.16

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Peniche
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$59.19
$2.34
€2.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$69.31
$1.76
€1.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.34
MX$78.93
$5.84
€5.02

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pay 12.2% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
Peniche
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.95
MX$1,107.65
$99.27
€85.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.08
MX$873.77
$43.80
€37.61
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.72
MX$1,921.42
$116.79
€100.30

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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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