Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 15.2% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$8.28
MX$141.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$6.95
MX$118.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$1.06
MX$18.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.78
MX$13.21
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.09
MX$35.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$4.43
MX$75.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$5.45
MX$92.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$2.15
MX$36.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$3.19
MX$54.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.21
MX$20.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.62
MX$10.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.71
MX$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.76
MX$12.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.78
MX$13.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.73
MX$12.51
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.92
MX$83.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$17.77
MX$302.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
$22,067.99
MX$375,999.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.18
|
$5.52
MX$94.00
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
$28.01
MX$477.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.37
|
$826.42
MX$14,080.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.20
|
$480.11
MX$8,180.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
$40.24
MX$685.63
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.33
|
$377.91
MX$6,438.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,130.77
|
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pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.76
MX$47.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$2.89
MX$49.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$3.86
MX$65.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.41
|
$49.94
MX$850.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.97
MX$84.60
|
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pay 12.5% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
$56.86
MX$968.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
$37.51
MX$639.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
$92.48
MX$1,575.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.75
|
$95.13
MX$1,620.77
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