Cost of living comparison
Austria is 90.1% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Austria instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.38
|
$15.13
€13.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.91
|
$9.01
€8.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.65
|
$2.84
€2.60
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.13
|
$2.40
€2.19
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.99
|
$2.29
€2.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.57
|
$7.30
€6.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.07
|
$5.02
€4.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.66
|
$3.54
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.33
|
$5.30
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.65
|
$1.10
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.47
|
$0.87
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.20
|
$1.13
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.00
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.64
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.98
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.43
|
$7.22
€6.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.04
|
$48.12
€43.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,642.58
|
$25,940.65
€23,698.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.41
|
$19.81
€18.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$520.27
|
$37.53
€34.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,221.89
|
$743.38
€679.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,954.11
|
$621.91
€568.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.90
|
$222.11
€202.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,499.90
|
$416.59
€380.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,828.40
|
$8,210.34
€7,500.56
|
|
pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.54
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.39
|
$3.32
€3.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.22
|
$6.20
€5.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$590.14
|
$41.56
€37.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.74
|
$12.77
€11.66
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$766.51
|
$75.76
€69.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.63
|
$38.64
€35.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,403.37
|
$85.33
€77.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,206.00
|
$110.53
€100.97
|
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