Cost of living comparison
Greece is 25.7% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$185.88
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$156.21
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$24.79
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$18.71
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$49.12
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$76.54
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$107.82
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$49.18
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$63.98
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$24.17
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$11.60
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$14.45
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$14.20
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$16.59
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$14.23
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 23.8% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$97.70
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$530.65
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$417,718.23
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$318.91
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 51.1% more for housing
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$607.22
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$10,997.29
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$7,787.69
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,007.49
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,226.52
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$88,428.96
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$47.16
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$61.52
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$79.57
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$712.72
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$95.75
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,003.85
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$781.86
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,762.53
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,667.44
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
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