Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 47.4% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.71
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.79
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
€2.90
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
€4.21
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.02
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.73
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
€5.31
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.59
€26.81
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,690.64
€17,529.32
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.39
€24.75
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.54
€48.33
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,026.15
€962.39
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$907.05
€850.69
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.11
€123.90
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$677.26
€635.18
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,444.77
€9,795.80
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.05
€5.67
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.88
€86.17
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.19
€121.16
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$71.46
€67.02
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.31
€114.71
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.29
€155.96
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
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