Cost of living comparison
Greece is 49.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
$22,158.38
€20,781.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
$429.23
€402.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
$358.56
€336.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
$172.07
€161.37
|
|
pay 69.5% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
$341.10
€319.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
$6,725.16
€6,307.30
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
$76.36
€71.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
$77.82
€72.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
$99.20
€93.04
|
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