Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.0% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Spain instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 60.4% more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 81.6% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
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