Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 32.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Mexico
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$10.14
MX$168.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$8.52
MX$141.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$1.35
MX$22.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$1.02
MX$16.94
|
|
pay 6.5% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$2.68
MX$44.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$4.17
MX$69.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$5.88
MX$97.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$2.68
MX$44.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$3.49
MX$57.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.32
MX$21.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.63
MX$10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.79
MX$13.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.77
MX$12.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.90
MX$15.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.78
MX$12.88
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$5.33
MX$88.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$28.94
MX$480.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$22,778.21
MX$378,314.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$17.39
MX$288.83
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$33.11
MX$549.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$599.68
MX$9,959.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$424.66
MX$7,053.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$54.94
MX$912.45
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$230.47
MX$3,827.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$4,822.04
MX$80,087.31
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.57
MX$42.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$3.35
MX$55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$4.34
MX$72.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$38.86
MX$645.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$5.22
MX$86.72
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Mexico
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$54.74
MX$909.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$42.64
MX$708.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$96.11
MX$1,596.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$90.93
MX$1,510.14
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