Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 32.6% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD728
|
$10.14
MX$185.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$8.52
MX$156.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.35
MX$24.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.02
MX$18.71
|
|
pay 78.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$2.68
MX$49.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.17
MX$76.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD500
|
$5.88
MX$107.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$2.68
MX$49.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD302
|
$3.49
MX$63.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.32
MX$24.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.63
MX$11.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$0.79
MX$14.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$0.77
MX$14.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.90
MX$16.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.78
MX$14.23
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$5.33
MX$97.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
$28.94
MX$530.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
$22,778.21
MX$417,718.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$17.39
MX$318.91
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
$33.11
MX$607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
$599.68
MX$10,997.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
$424.66
MX$7,787.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
$54.94
MX$1,007.49
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
$230.47
MX$4,226.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
$4,822.04
MX$88,428.96
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD214
|
$2.57
MX$47.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.35
MX$61.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$4.34
MX$79.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
$38.86
MX$712.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$5.22
MX$95.75
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
$54.74
MX$1,003.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
$42.64
MX$781.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
$96.11
MX$1,762.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
$90.93
MX$1,667.44
|
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