Cost of living comparison

Kaunas, Lithuania

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Kaunas Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 10.1% cheaper than Kaunas.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 45.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 12.8% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Kaunas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% less for restaurants

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €9.43	$9.93 MX$191.05	-7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.69 €6.76	$7.45 MX$143.29	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 €1.83	$1.08 MX$20.77	-48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 €1.53	$0.77 MX$14.87	-55.6%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 €1.53	$2.45 MX$47.18	+41.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.43 €4.77	$4.87 MX$93.65	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 €4.66	$5.51 MX$105.98	+4.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.69 €2.37	$2.18 MX$42.00	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 €2.85	$3.57 MX$68.71	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.48	$1.22 MX$23.51	+123.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.61	$0.67 MX$12.88	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.83	$0.80 MX$15.37	-15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 €1.17	$0.83 MX$15.92	-37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 €0.34	$0.85 MX$16.37	+123.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.39	$0.83 MX$15.93	+85.9%
Average			+27.5%

Kaunas vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.3% less for transportation

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 €5.31	$4.64 MX$89.23	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.01 €26.39	$17.87 MX$343.89	-40.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,118.42 €31,766.98	$18,615.02 MX$358,219.96	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.25 €9.90	$3.47 MX$66.87	-69.1%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 12.8% more for housing

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.57 €12.82	$24.38 MX$469.14	+67.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.47 €521.09	$893.52 MX$17,194.56	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$470.68 €413.98	$544.24 MX$10,473.05	+15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$172.84 €152.01	$30.31 MX$583.30	-82.5%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$607.33 €534.16	$381.33 MX$7,338.08	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,221.00 €6,351.04	$8,426.99 MX$162,165.61	+16.7%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.82 €4.24	$2.73 MX$52.54	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 €2.71	$3.01 MX$57.85	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.36 €4.71	$3.92 MX$75.47	-26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.87 €32.43	$53.69 MX$1,033.14	+45.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €7.54	$4.96 MX$95.53	-42.1%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Kaunas	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.60 €69.13	$56.36 MX$1,084.48	-28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.48 €39.12	$41.06 MX$790.12	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.65 €82.36	$91.99 MX$1,770.27	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.18 €94.26	$91.93 MX$1,769.05	-14.2%
Average			-13.0%

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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: May 2025

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