Cost of living comparison

Batumi (Ajara), Georgia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Batumi Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 43.1% more expensive than Batumi.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 65.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 27.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 4.1% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Mexico City are more expensive than in Batumi. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Batumi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

	Batumi	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.46 GEL22.92	$9.93 MX$186.17	+17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.35 GEL19.93	$7.45 MX$139.63	+1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 GEL2.36	$1.08 MX$20.24	+24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.30	$0.77 MX$14.49	+61.1%
Average			+25.9%

Batumi vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.7% more for groceries

	Batumi	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 GEL1.78	$2.45 MX$45.98	+273.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 GEL12.01	$4.87 MX$91.26	+9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 GEL19.39	$5.51 MX$103.27	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GEL6.18	$2.18 MX$40.93	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 GEL7.44	$3.57 MX$66.95	+30.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 GEL1.52	$1.22 MX$22.91	+118.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.94	$0.67 MX$12.55	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 GEL1.99	$0.80 MX$14.98	+8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 GEL1.89	$0.83 MX$15.52	+18.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.82	$0.85 MX$15.96	+180.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 GEL1.03	$0.83 MX$15.52	+117.0%
Average			+65.7%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Batumi	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 GEL12.14	$4.64 MX$86.95	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.87 GEL34.87	$17.87 MX$335.11	+38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,522.06 GEL39,354.78	$18,615.02 MX$349,070.68	+28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 GEL15.19	$3.47 MX$65.16	-38.0%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 27.7% more for housing

	Batumi	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.02 GEL48.83	$24.38 MX$457.16	+35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$529.98 GEL1,436.25	$893.52 MX$16,755.39	+68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$369.98 GEL1,002.65	$544.24 MX$10,205.56	+47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.63 GEL137.22	$30.31 MX$568.40	-40.1%
Average			+27.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Batumi	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$220.59 GEL597.79	$381.33 MX$7,150.66	+72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,562.50 GEL6,944.38	$8,426.99 MX$158,023.74	+228.9%
Average			+150.9%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Batumi	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 GEL3.99	$2.73 MX$51.20	+85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 GEL7.26	$3.01 MX$56.37	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 GEL7.97	$3.92 MX$73.54	+33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.29 GEL125.45	$53.69 MX$1,006.75	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.51 GEL14.94	$4.96 MX$93.09	-10.0%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 4.1% less for clothing

	Batumi	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.09 GEL162.84	$56.36 MX$1,056.78	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.60 GEL104.61	$41.06 MX$769.94	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.88 GEL289.65	$91.99 MX$1,725.05	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.36 GEL255.72	$91.93 MX$1,723.87	-2.6%
Average			-4.1%

Batumi 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: July 2025

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