Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 70.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
$2.97
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 35.7% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
$5.98
€5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
$5.64
€5.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
$4.12
€3.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
$5.24
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
$7.47
€7.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
$49.48
€46.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
$28,585.69
€26,809.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
$18.56
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
$918.12
€861.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
$715.20
€670.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
$192.75
€180.77
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
$275.36
€258.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
$12,936.40
€12,132.61
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
$4.00
€3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
$31.68
€29.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
$12.09
€11.34
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
$94.30
€88.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
$35.86
€33.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
$90.35
€84.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
$116.35
€109.12
|
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