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Ulcinj vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ulcinj is 9.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 25.2% more in Ulcinj
Groceries: pay 12.6% less in Ulcinj
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in Ulcinj
Housing: pay 77.2% more in Ulcinj
Childcare: pay 40.4% less in Ulcinj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% less in Ulcinj
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Ulcinj

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

Ulcinj vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$14.02 €12.06	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$9.93 €8.55	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$2.34 €2.01	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$1.62 €1.39	+24.3%
Average			+25.2%

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pay 12.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$1.11 €0.96	-57.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$6.72 €5.78	+33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$5.75 €4.95	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$3.24 €2.79	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$3.40 €2.93	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$0.65 €0.56	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.99 €0.85	+23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$0.67 €0.58	-30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.27 €1.09	+39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.48 €0.41	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.53 €0.46	-46.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$6.61 €5.69	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$32,702.07 €28,150.17	+63.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$10.51 €9.05	+137.6%
Average			+76.5%

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pay 77.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$30.46 €26.22	-1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$95.59 €82.28	+155.8%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 40.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$262.78 €226.21	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$6,326.29 €5,445.72	-41.9%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$2.92 €2.51	-10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$2.82 €2.43	-26.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$3.80 €3.27	-12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$23.36 €20.11	-60.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$3.50 €3.02	-46.2%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ulcinj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$35.04 €30.16	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$30.66 €26.39	-36.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$98.54 €84.83	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$87.59 €75.40	-21.0%
Average			-26.6%

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