Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 26.7% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Vienna
|
Mexico City
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Vienna
|
Mexico City
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
Vienna
|
Mexico City
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
|
pay 2.9% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Mexico City
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
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pay 12.7% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
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