Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 8.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Poland, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
$10.14
MX$201.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
$8.52
MX$169.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
$1.35
MX$26.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
$1.02
MX$20.28
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
$2.68
MX$53.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
$4.17
MX$82.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
$5.88
MX$116.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
$2.68
MX$53.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
$3.49
MX$69.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$1.32
MX$26.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$0.63
MX$12.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
$0.79
MX$15.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
$0.77
MX$15.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
$0.90
MX$17.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
$0.78
MX$15.42
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
$5.33
MX$105.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
$28.94
MX$575.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
$22,778.21
MX$452,921.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
$17.39
MX$345.79
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
$33.11
MX$658.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
$599.68
MX$11,924.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
$424.66
MX$8,444.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
$54.94
MX$1,092.39
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
$230.47
MX$4,582.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
$4,822.04
MX$95,881.42
|
|
pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
$2.57
MX$51.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
$3.35
MX$66.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
$4.34
MX$86.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
$38.86
MX$772.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
$5.22
MX$103.82
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Poland
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
$54.74
MX$1,088.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
$42.64
MX$847.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
$96.11
MX$1,911.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
$90.93
MX$1,807.96
|
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