Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 15.0% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 67.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 17.1% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.1% less in Mexico City

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 14.7% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,138.59	$9.93 MX$200.93	-6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,511.53	$7.45 MX$150.70	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD335.82	$1.08 MX$21.84	+25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD191.69	$0.77 MX$15.64	+57.2%
Average			+14.7%

Armenia vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.6% more for groceries

	Armenia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD272.09	$2.45 MX$49.62	+251.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,514.39	$4.87 MX$98.49	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,134.84	$5.51 MX$111.46	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD856.50	$2.18 MX$44.17	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,249.78	$3.57 MX$72.26	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD217.78	$1.22 MX$24.73	+118.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD286.07	$0.67 MX$13.54	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD248.96	$0.80 MX$16.17	+25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD310.48	$0.83 MX$16.75	+3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD130.92	$0.85 MX$17.22	+153.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD122.64	$0.83 MX$16.75	+163.2%
Average			+67.6%

Armenia vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Armenia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,804.24	$4.64 MX$93.85	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,016.47	$17.87 MX$361.68	+39.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,039,529.79	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,464.81	$3.47 MX$70.33	-7.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Armenia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,492.90	$24.38 MX$493.42	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD266,916.41	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD174,719.87	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	+21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,719.25	$30.31 MX$613.48	-65.9%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 17.1% more for childcare

	Armenia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD105,596.71	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	+40.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,525,620.24	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	-6.8%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD652.14	$2.73 MX$55.26	+63.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,118.37	$3.01 MX$60.84	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,003.29	$3.92 MX$79.37	+52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,194.91	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	-20.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,257.41	$4.96 MX$100.47	-14.2%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 13.1% less for clothing

	Armenia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,691.64	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD19,998.34	$41.06 MX$831.00	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,581.84	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,313.64	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	+22.3%
Average			-13.1%

Armenia vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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