Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 15.7% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Tallinn
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Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.41
|
$8.28
MX$137.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$6.95
MX$115.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.09
|
$1.06
MX$17.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.63
|
$0.78
MX$12.91
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.09
MX$34.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.89
|
$4.43
MX$73.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.98
|
$5.45
MX$90.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
$2.15
MX$35.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.35
|
$3.19
MX$53.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.21
MX$20.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.62
MX$10.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.71
MX$11.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.76
MX$12.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.78
MX$13.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.73
MX$12.22
|
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pay 37.2% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.49
|
$4.92
MX$81.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$17.77
MX$295.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,160.75
|
$22,067.99
MX$367,277.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.70
|
$5.52
MX$91.82
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.82
|
$28.01
MX$466.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€679.54
|
$826.42
MX$13,754.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€500.66
|
$480.11
MX$7,990.51
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.88
|
$40.24
MX$669.72
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€349.01
|
$377.91
MX$6,289.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,477.16
|
$8,870.11
MX$147,625.18
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.76
MX$45.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.29
|
$2.89
MX$48.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.31
|
$3.86
MX$64.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.81
|
$49.94
MX$831.20
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$4.97
MX$82.64
|
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pay 13.4% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€84.23
|
$56.86
MX$946.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.79
|
$37.51
MX$624.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.81
|
$92.48
MX$1,539.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€103.13
|
$95.13
MX$1,583.18
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