Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 4.5% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Mexico
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$10.14
MX$205.58
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
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pay 30.7% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$5.88
MX$119.25
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$0.78
MX$15.73
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pay 12.0% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
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pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
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pay 47.9% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
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pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Mexico
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
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pay 20.6% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Mexico
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
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