Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Austria

Vienna vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 41.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 57.9% more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 15.3% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 78.5% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 53.1% more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 36.9% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.1% more in Vienna
Clothing: pay 4.9% less in Vienna

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Vienna are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Vienna.

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Vienna vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$17.92 €15.95	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$13.44 €11.96	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$3.81 €3.39	+133.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$3.19 €2.84	+145.4%
Average			+57.9%

Mexico City vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$2.22 €1.98	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$6.80 €6.06	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$5.92 €5.27	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$4.62 €4.12	+61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$6.29 €5.60	+43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.32 €1.18	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.02 €0.91	+13.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.59 €1.41	+70.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$1.84 €1.63	+76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.87 €0.78	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.80 €0.71	-5.5%
Average			+15.3%

Mexico City vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$7.63 €6.79	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$57.11 €50.83	+185.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$22.39 €19.93	+242.6%
Average			+78.5%

Mexico City vs. Vienna - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$31.45 €27.99	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,271.42 €1,131.61	+20.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$899.29 €800.40	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$235.43 €209.54	+393.4%
Average			+53.1%

Mexico City vs. Vienna - Cost of housing

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pay 36.9% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$354.58 €315.59	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$27,740.53 €24,690.07	+130.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$5.93 €5.28	+77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$5.12 €4.55	+34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$7.45 €6.63	+40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$37.51 €33.39	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$14.28 €12.71	+113.9%
Average			+34.1%

Mexico City vs. Vienna - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$87.06 €77.49	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$37.42 €33.30	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$90.63 €80.66	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$132.59 €118.01	+14.3%
Average			-4.9%

Mexico City vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing

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