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Zakopane vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Zakopane is 5.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% more in Zakopane
Groceries: pay 30.8% less in Zakopane
Transportation: pay 77.4% more in Zakopane
Housing: pay 89.6% more in Zakopane
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Zakopane
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.6% less in Zakopane
Clothing: pay 40.8% less in Zakopane

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

Zakopane vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$7.94 PLN29.57	-26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$8.90 PLN33.14	+0.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$1.92 PLN7.16	+11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$1.81 PLN6.75	+38.9%
Average			+6.0%

Mexico City vs. Zakopane - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$1.59 PLN5.91	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$3.56 PLN13.26	-29.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$3.85 PLN14.36	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$2.46 PLN9.18	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$2.48 PLN9.25	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$0.37 PLN1.39	-72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.75 PLN2.78	-6.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$0.75 PLN2.78	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$1.42 PLN5.28	+56.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.15 PLN0.56	-84.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.42 PLN1.57	-57.7%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 77.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$6.57 PLN24.46	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$46.54 PLN173.37	+138.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$34,108.43 PLN127K	+70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$7.67 PLN28.55	+73.2%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 89.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$16.38 PLN61.00	-47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$766.54 PLN2,855.46	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$807.61 PLN3,008.43	+19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$192.53 PLN717.21	+415.3%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$328.52 PLN1,223.77	-23.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$2,463.89 PLN9,178.27	-77.4%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$3.29 PLN12.24	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$3.58 PLN13.34	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$4.65 PLN17.33	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$9.58 PLN35.69	-83.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$7.09 PLN26.41	+8.9%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 40.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Zakopane
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$58.86 PLN219.26	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$20.53 PLN76.49	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$54.75 PLN203.96	-48.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$50.65 PLN188.66	-54.3%
Average			-40.8%

Mexico City vs. Zakopane - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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