Cost of living comparison

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Sibiu vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sibiu is 4.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Sibiu
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Sibiu
Transportation: pay 37.3% more in Sibiu
Housing: pay 3.1% less in Sibiu
Childcare: pay 35.7% less in Sibiu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% less in Sibiu
Clothing: pay 10.9% less in Sibiu

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

Sibiu vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$11.50 RON49.87	+5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$7.48 RON32.42	-15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$2.12 RON9.20	+22.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.81 RON7.87	+39.2%
Average			+13.1%

Mexico City vs. Sibiu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.27 RON5.49	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.87 RON16.79	-23.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.03 RON21.82	-23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.31 RON14.36	+27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.71 RON11.76	-28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.52 RON2.26	-61.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.71 RON3.09	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.75 RON3.24	-23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.03 RON4.45	+13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.33 RON1.45	-65.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.37 RON1.62	-62.4%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 37.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$6.12 RON26.55	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$19.55 RON84.78	+0.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$28,323.13 RON122,806.24	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.34 RON36.16	+88.5%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 3.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$11.82 RON51.24	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$427.98 RON1,855.70	-60.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$414.42 RON1,796.89	-38.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$92.77 RON402.26	+148.3%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 35.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$430.56 RON1,866.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$7,004.32 RON30,370.02	-35.7%
Average			-35.7%

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pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.76 RON11.97	-15.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.26 RON14.15	-14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$6.44 RON27.93	+48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$41.06 RON178.04	-29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$6.90 RON29.92	+5.9%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 10.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sibiu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$68.21 RON295.74	+11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$38.19 RON165.58	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$85.12 RON369.06	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$93.93 RON407.29	-15.3%
Average			-10.9%

Mexico City vs. Sibiu - 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: December 2025

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