Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 24.3% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 11.0% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 36.5% more for housing
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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