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Satu Mare vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Satu Mare is 13.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% less in Satu Mare
Groceries: pay 30.8% less in Satu Mare
Transportation: pay 39.0% more in Satu Mare
Housing: pay 10.7% more in Satu Mare
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Satu Mare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Satu Mare
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Satu Mare

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

Satu Mare vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Satu Mare instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 16.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$8.63 RON37.40	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$6.90 RON29.92	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.46 RON6.32	-15.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.20 RON5.19	-8.3%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.15 RON4.99	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$4.03 RON17.46	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.95 RON25.80	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.04 RON13.17	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.18 RON13.80	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.45 RON1.96	-67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.61 RON2.64	-23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.63 RON2.71	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.80 RON3.47	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.42 RON1.81	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.41 RON1.76	-59.1%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 39.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.94 RON25.76	+15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$25.30 RON109.72	+29.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$24,729.70 RON107,225.50	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.28 RON35.91	+87.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 10.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$9.83 RON42.64	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$304.32 RON1,319.51	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$239.31 RON1,037.64	-64.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$129.74 RON562.53	+247.3%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$184.03 RON797.96	-57.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	??
Average			-57.2%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.07 RON8.98	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.24 RON9.73	-41.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$5.75 RON24.94	+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$48.31 RON209.46	-17.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$5.75 RON24.94	-11.7%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Satu Mare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$66.14 RON286.77	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$30.67 RON132.99	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$73.61 RON319.18	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$76.68 RON332.48	-30.9%
Average			-22.2%

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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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