Cost of living comparison

 Mexico City, Mexico
compared to
 Ferrara, Italy
Ferrara vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ferrara is 51.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 68.5% more in Ferrara
Groceries
pay 20.7% more in Ferrara
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Ferrara
Housing
pay 81.1% more in Ferrara
Childcare
pay 0.3% more in Ferrara
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.6% more in Ferrara
Clothing
pay 8.6% more in Ferrara

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

Ferrara vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 68.5% more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$188.24
$17.15
€14.85
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$141.18
$10.72
€9.28
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$20.46
$2.36
€2.04

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$46.49
$2.26
€1.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$92.27
$5.93
€5.13
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$104.42
$5.21
€4.51

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$87.92
$7.29
€6.32
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$338.84
$33.22
€28.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$352,957.49
$34,832.30
€30,159.13

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pay 81.1% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$462.25
$28.84
€24.97
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$16,941.96
$589.47
€510.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,319.19
$535.88
€463.99

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pay 0.3% more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,230.28
$578.75
€501.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$159,783.30
$4,108.43
€3,557.23

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pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$51.77
$5.36
€4.64
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$57.00
$1.80
€1.56
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$74.36
$6.43
€5.57

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pay 8.6% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
Ferrara
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,068.55
$75.02
€64.96
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$778.52
$35.73
€30.93
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,744.26
$100.48
€87.00

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