Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 26.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 26.6% more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 13.7% less in Budapest
Transportation: pay 89.8% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 45.3% more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 18.2% more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Budapest

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

Budapest vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$189.72	$10.52 HUF3,726.80	+6.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$142.29	$7.89 HUF2,795.10	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.63	$1.53 HUF540.36	+41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$14.77	$1.18 HUF418.96	+53.1%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 13.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$46.85	$1.48 HUF524.34	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$92.99	$4.42 HUF1,564.10	-9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$105.24	$3.98 HUF1,409.46	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$41.71	$2.43 HUF861.51	+11.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$68.23	$2.44 HUF864.34	-31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.35	$0.71 HUF250.48	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.79	$0.80 HUF282.42	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.27	$0.81 HUF285.91	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.81	$1.17 HUF415.34	+41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.26	$0.51 HUF180.31	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.81	$0.55 HUF193.81	-33.9%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 89.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$88.61	$6.17 HUF2,186.16	+33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$341.49	$23.54 HUF8,338.72	+31.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	$26,962.74 HUF9,549,931.69	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$66.40	$12.15 HUF4,304.46	+249.7%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 45.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$465.87	$17.98 HUF6,369.89	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	$642.83 HUF227,684.04	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	$478.04 HUF169,317.13	-12.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$579.23	$105.42 HUF37,338.63	+247.8%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 18.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	$423.92 HUF150,147.14	+11.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	$10,554.11 HUF3,738,160.74	+25.2%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$52.17	$2.63 HUF931.70	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$57.45	$2.37 HUF840.66	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$74.94	$5.98 HUF2,119.62	+52.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	$49.31 HUF17,466.00	-8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$94.86	$7.63 HUF2,701.93	+53.7%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	$74.81 HUF26,496.97	+32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$784.61	$36.73 HUF13,008.78	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	$86.74 HUF30,720.69	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	$93.52 HUF33,123.56	+1.7%
Average			+4.6%

Mexico City vs. Budapest - 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: June 2025

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