Cost of living comparison
compared to
Estonia vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary
Estonia is 11.4% more expensive than Mexico overall.
Estonia vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Estonia instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 39.7% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.46
MX$193.35
|
$14.56
€12.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.03
MX$166.91
|
$10.34
€9.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
MX$26.47
|
$2.57
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MX$19.32
|
$2.32
€2.06
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.72
MX$50.21
|
$1.41
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
MX$79.55
|
$5.39
€4.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MX$114.55
|
$4.14
€3.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
MX$47.12
|
$2.81
€2.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
MX$67.67
|
$3.93
€3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
MX$23.98
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$12.93
|
$0.65
€0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MX$17.44
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MX$15.45
|
$1.24
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.67
|
$0.37
€0.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.80
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
MX$102.60
|
$7.27
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.03
MX$555.39
|
$26.37
€23.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,794.64
MX$403K
|
$27,988.91
€24,911.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.12
MX$372.17
|
$12.52
€11.14
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of transportation
pay 9.5% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.02
MX$555.11
|
$31.76
€28.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.01
MX$11,724.61
|
$512.18
€455.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$441.86
MX$8,171.36
|
$387.48
€344.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
MX$907.55
|
$221.29
€196.96
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of housing
pay 55.5% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.36
MX$4,518.93
|
$324.72
€289.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,712.49
MX$106K
|
$10,400.01
€9,256.38
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of childcare
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
MX$48.58
|
$5.67
€5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
MX$63.89
|
$4.06
€3.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.64
MX$85.88
|
$6.56
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.21
MX$725.11
|
$45.01
€40.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.46
MX$100.90
|
$9.62
€8.56
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 27.3% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.30
MX$1,022.71
|
$97.14
€86.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
MX$789.09
|
$49.85
€44.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.26
MX$1,780.17
|
$94.67
€84.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MX$1,678.66
|
$118.18
€105.19
|
|
Mexico vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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