Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 63.4% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
MX$204.65
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.90
MX$180.58
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MX$24.51
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.63
MX$53.37
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
MX$113.00
|
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
MX$128.00
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
MX$50.49
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
MX$83.79
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
MX$28.86
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.26
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
MX$16.66
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$18.53
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
MX$19.24
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
MX$17.57
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MX$110.64
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.52
MX$436.52
|
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,960.54
MX$445,419.09
|
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.34
MX$108.35
|
$18.28
€16.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.98
MX$567.42
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,058.85
MX$21,476.42
|
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$643.75
MX$13,056.98
|
$798.73
€734.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.48
MX$841.34
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.19
MX$8,279.10
|
$264.10
€242.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,042.62
MX$203,691.52
|
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.97
MX$60.19
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
MX$71.37
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.45
MX$90.29
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.85
MX$1,234.29
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
MX$120.38
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
MX$1,357.66
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.00
MX$912.71
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.60
MX$2,243.25
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.14
MX$2,152.87
|
$121.29
€111.54
|
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