Cost of living comparison
compared to
Germany vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary
Germany is 54.6% more expensive than Mexico overall.
Germany vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Germany instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 63.9% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.46
MX$193.35
|
$16.14
€14.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.03
MX$166.91
|
$12.34
€10.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
MX$26.47
|
$3.38
€3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MX$19.32
|
$2.93
€2.61
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants
pay 12.1% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.72
MX$50.21
|
$2.14
€1.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
MX$79.55
|
$7.24
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MX$114.55
|
$4.98
€4.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
MX$47.12
|
$3.69
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
MX$67.67
|
$5.17
€4.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
MX$23.98
|
$1.44
€1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$12.93
|
$0.91
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MX$17.44
|
$1.01
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MX$15.45
|
$1.87
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.67
|
$0.63
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
MX$16.80
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - Cost of groceries
pay 60.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
MX$102.60
|
$8.07
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.03
MX$555.39
|
$65.73
€58.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,794.64
MX$403K
|
$32,242.72
€28,697.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.12
MX$372.17
|
$26.60
€23.68
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - Cost of transportation
pay 73.3% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.02
MX$555.11
|
$45.10
€40.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.01
MX$11,724.61
|
$839.53
€747.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$441.86
MX$8,171.36
|
$674.34
€600.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.08
MX$907.55
|
$256.19
€228.02
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - Cost of housing
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.36
MX$4,518.93
|
$525.85
€468.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,712.49
MX$106K
|
$17,045.97
€15,171.52
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - Cost of childcare
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
MX$48.58
|
$5.03
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
MX$63.89
|
$3.91
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.64
MX$85.88
|
$9.66
€8.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.21
MX$725.11
|
$39.74
€35.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.46
MX$100.90
|
$14.03
€12.49
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.30
MX$1,022.71
|
$89.23
€79.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
MX$789.09
|
$44.05
€39.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.26
MX$1,780.17
|
$100.05
€89.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.77
MX$1,678.66
|
$134.94
€120.10
|
|
Mexico vs. Germany - 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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