Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 9.5% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€8.03
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.29
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.64
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.54
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.74
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.79
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.65
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,874.82
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.62
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.45
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€477.04
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€340.38
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€79.41
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 37.5% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€227.77
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,970.89
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.60
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.52
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.67
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.83
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.78
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€81.37
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€114.57
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
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