Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 4.5% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 22.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 42.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON54.48	$9.93 MX$202.34	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON34.67	$7.45 MX$151.76	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON9.18	$1.08 MX$22.00	-46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON10.13	$0.77 MX$15.75	-64.9%
Average			-32.1%

Bucharest vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.40	$2.45 MX$49.97	+108.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.80	$4.87 MX$99.18	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON29.15	$5.51 MX$112.24	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON15.06	$2.18 MX$44.48	-33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON14.20	$3.57 MX$72.77	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.69	$1.22 MX$24.90	+108.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.53	$0.67 MX$13.64	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.45	$0.80 MX$16.28	+6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON4.05	$0.83 MX$16.86	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.33	$0.85 MX$17.34	+67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON2.03	$0.83 MX$16.87	+87.8%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 22.2% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON28.01	$4.64 MX$94.51	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON79.24	$17.87 MX$364.22	+3.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON119,528.53	$18,615.02 MX$379,394.54	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON26.74	$3.47 MX$70.82	-40.3%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 42.3% more for housing

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON43.00	$24.38 MX$496.88	+160.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,766.92	$893.52 MX$18,210.94	+48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,825.95	$544.24 MX$11,092.12	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON597.88	$30.31 MX$617.78	-76.7%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,426.83	$381.33 MX$7,771.84	-27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON48,870.50	$8,426.99 MX$171,751.31	-20.7%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.86	$2.73 MX$55.64	-15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.56	$3.01 MX$61.27	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON27.49	$3.92 MX$79.93	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON229.11	$53.69 MX$1,094.21	+7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON39.62	$4.96 MX$101.17	-42.4%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON360.45	$56.36 MX$1,148.58	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON182.39	$41.06 MX$836.83	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON395.06	$91.99 MX$1,874.91	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON486.34	$91.93 MX$1,873.62	-13.1%
Average			-7.7%

Bucharest 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: April 2025

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