Cost of living comparison
Greece is 47.5% more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.3% more in Greece
- Groceries
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pay 13.2% more in Greece
- Transportation
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pay 37.9% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 83.0% more in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 76.7% more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 60.7% more in Greece
- Clothing
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pay 27.4% more in Greece
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Greece are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 33.3% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$171.94
|
$13.17
€11.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$141.22
|
$9.11
€8.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$21.59
|
$2.07
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.27
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$45.83
|
$1.33
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$70.52
|
$6.30
€5.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$100.76
|
$5.99
€5.37
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$42.45
|
$4.02
€3.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$60.84
|
$4.23
€3.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.09
|
$0.88
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.04
|
$0.85
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$13.76
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.60
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$15.71
|
$0.51
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.30
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$87.24
|
$7.55
€6.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$512.16
|
$40.19
€36.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$388,616.64
|
$28,316.80
€25,368.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$304.30
|
$13.82
€12.38
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$520.15
|
$32.82
€29.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,468.70
|
$524.36
€469.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,054.80
|
$392.21
€351.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$870.18
|
$175.68
€157.39
|
|
pay 76.7% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$3,994.11
|
$413.12
€370.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$81,106.43
|
$6,332.60
€5,673.32
|
|
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$42.00
|
$4.40
€3.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$55.29
|
$3.49
€3.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$73.68
|
$4.94
€4.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$655.57
|
$48.72
€43.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$85.49
|
$8.82
€7.90
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$892.64
|
$83.64
€74.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$707.41
|
$37.83
€33.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,597.51
|
$83.15
€74.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,492.49
|
$93.42
€83.70
|
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