Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 26.7% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
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pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
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pay 7.4% less for clothing
|
Lisbon
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
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