Cost of living comparison

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Spain vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 32.9% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.2% more in Spain
Groceries
pay 3.4% more in Spain
Transportation
pay 20.7% more in Spain
Housing
pay 60.2% more in Spain
Childcare
pay 76.5% more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.9% more in Spain
Clothing
pay 8.4% more in Spain

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Spain.

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Spain vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spain instead of Mexico, you would:

pay 44.2% more for restaurants

 
Mexico
Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.46
MX$193.35
$16.08
€14.31
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.03
MX$166.91
$10.79
€9.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.43
MX$26.47
$2.54
€2.26
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pay 3.4% more for groceries

 
Mexico
Spain
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.72
MX$50.21
$1.49
€1.33
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.30
MX$79.55
$7.20
€6.40
Milk (1 gallon) $6.19
MX$114.55
$4.49
€4.00
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pay 20.7% more for transportation

 
Mexico
Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.55
MX$102.60
$6.62
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass $30.03
MX$555.39
$31.07
€27.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,794.64
MX$403K
$34,519.36
€30,723.47
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pay 60.2% more for housing

 
Mexico
Spain
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.02
MX$555.11
$29.92
€26.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.01
MX$11,724.61
$925.54
€823.76
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $441.86
MX$8,171.36
$728.71
€648.57
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pay 76.5% more for childcare

 
Mexico
Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $244.36
MX$4,518.93
$480.60
€427.75
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,712.49
MX$106K
$9,049.60
€8,054.47
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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico
Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
MX$48.58
$3.31
€2.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.45
MX$63.89
$2.30
€2.04
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.64
MX$85.88
$6.23
€5.54
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pay 8.4% more for clothing

 
Mexico
Spain
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $55.30
MX$1,022.71
$80.62
€71.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.67
MX$789.09
$36.25
€32.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.26
MX$1,780.17
$90.09
€80.18
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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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