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Zielona Gora vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 8.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 57.0% more in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Zielona Gora

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

Zielona Gora vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$9.57 PLN34.50	-11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$7.79 PLN28.09	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.78 PLN6.41	+2.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.64 PLN5.91	+25.8%
Average			+1.2%

Mexico City vs. Zielona Gora - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.16 PLN4.19	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$4.78 PLN17.25	-5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$4.03 PLN14.53	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.03 PLN10.93	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.11 PLN7.60	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.45 PLN1.61	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.68 PLN2.46	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.77 PLN2.79	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.74 PLN2.68	-18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.37 PLN1.34	-61.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.56 PLN2.01	-43.9%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 57.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$6.59 PLN23.75	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$25.82 PLN93.06	+32.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	+70.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.75 PLN31.54	+97.7%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$16.40 PLN59.14	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	-19.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$162.04 PLN584.15	+333.7%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	+7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	-49.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.01 PLN10.84	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.92 PLN10.51	-23.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$5.13 PLN18.48	+18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$39.19 PLN141.28	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$7.25 PLN26.12	+11.2%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$95.69 PLN344.98	+57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$37.94 PLN136.76	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$82.02 PLN295.70	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$123.04 PLN443.55	+10.9%
Average			+6.1%

Mexico City vs. Zielona Gora - 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: December 2025

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