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Samobor vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Samobor is 20.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% more in Samobor
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Samobor
Transportation: pay 86.8% more in Samobor
Housing: pay 63.7% more in Samobor
Childcare: pay 52.5% less in Samobor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% more in Samobor
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Samobor

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

Samobor vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Samobor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.88	$11.68 HRK77.08	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.34	$8.76 HRK57.81	-0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.09	$3.15 HRK20.81	+82.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.41	$2.52 HRK16.64	+93.4%
Average			+45.6%

Mexico City vs. Samobor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Samobor
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.12	$1.17 HRK7.71	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.47	$5.84 HRK38.54	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.37	$4.86 HRK32.10	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.80	$3.50 HRK23.13	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.29	$3.58 HRK23.60	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.58	$0.79 HRK5.24	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.36	$0.79 HRK5.24	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.47	$0.79 HRK5.24	-18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.27	$1.23 HRK8.15	+36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.21	$0.53 HRK3.50	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.85	$0.58 HRK3.83	-41.6%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 86.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Samobor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.22	$6.64 HRK43.82	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$350.78	$35.04 HRK231.25	+79.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360K	$35,039.69 HRK231K	+74.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.42	$11.68 HRK77.08	+164.0%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 63.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Samobor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$555.26	$34.74 HRK229.28	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,370.91	$700.79 HRK4,625.02	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,156.70	$467.20 HRK3,083.35	-31.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$670.65	$152.63 HRK1,007.30	+308.5%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 52.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Samobor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,725.54	$297.84 HRK1,965.63	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196K	$2,803.18 HRK18,500.09	-74.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Samobor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.46	$3.50 HRK23.13	+7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.46	$2.34 HRK15.42	-38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.95	$5.61 HRK37.00	+29.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,049.10	$52.56 HRK346.88	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.93	$8.18 HRK53.96	+25.5%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Samobor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,093.98	$100.56 HRK663.65	+65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$862.99	$38.93 HRK256.95	-19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,897.70	$100.39 HRK662.53	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,990.86	$112.91 HRK745.14	+1.8%
Average			+10.7%

Mexico City vs. Samobor - Cost of clothing

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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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