Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 20.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Finland, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$10.14
MX$202.55
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$8.52
MX$170.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.35
MX$27.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.02
MX$20.38
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$2.68
MX$53.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$4.17
MX$83.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$5.88
MX$117.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$2.68
MX$53.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$3.49
MX$69.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.32
MX$26.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.63
MX$12.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.79
MX$15.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.77
MX$15.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.90
MX$18.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.78
MX$15.50
|
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pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.33
MX$106.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$28.94
MX$578.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$22,778.21
MX$455,197.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$17.39
MX$347.53
|
|
pay 11.5% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$33.11
MX$661.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$599.68
MX$11,984.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$424.66
MX$8,486.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$54.94
MX$1,097.88
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$230.47
MX$4,605.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$4,822.04
MX$96,363.14
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$2.57
MX$51.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.35
MX$67.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$4.34
MX$86.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$38.86
MX$776.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$5.22
MX$104.34
|
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pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$54.74
MX$1,093.91
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$42.64
MX$852.01
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$96.11
MX$1,920.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$90.93
MX$1,817.05
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