Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Korce, Albania

Korce vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Korce is 5.8% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Korce
Groceries: pay 19.0% less in Korce
Transportation: pay 92.1% more in Korce
Housing: pay 24.6% less in Korce
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Korce
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Korce
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Korce

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

Korce vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Korce
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$193.63	$5.46 ALL475	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$145.23	$6.00 ALL522	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.05	$1.72 ALL150	+59.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.07	$0.84 ALL73	+9.1%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Korce
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.82	$0.78 ALL68	-68.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$94.91	$5.05 ALL440	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$107.41	$7.01 ALL609	+27.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.57	$2.88 ALL250	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$69.64	$3.17 ALL276	-11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.83	$0.36 ALL31	-70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.05	$0.94 ALL82	+40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.58	$0.54 ALL47	-32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.14	$0.59 ALL51	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.60	$0.44 ALL38	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.14	$0.39 ALL34	-52.5%
Average			-19.0%

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pay 92.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Korce
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$90.44	$7.80 ALL678	+68.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$348.54	$17.47 ALL1,519	-2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$363,063.59	$32,152.89 ALL2,795,879	+72.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$67.77	$11.46 ALL997	+229.9%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Korce
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$475.49	$13.10 ALL1,139	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,427.05	$360.57 ALL31,353	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,614.66	$252.07 ALL21,919	-53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$591.18	$48.82 ALL4,245	+61.0%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Korce
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,437.30	$163.75 ALL14,239	-57.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$164,358.31	$1,091.64 ALL94,925	-87.0%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Korce
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$53.25	$2.18 ALL190	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$58.63	$1.76 ALL153	-41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$76.49	$3.66 ALL318	-6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,047.11	$24.56 ALL2,136	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$96.82	$7.64 ALL664	+53.9%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Korce
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,099.14	$62.42 ALL5,428	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$800.81	$43.37 ALL3,771	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,794.21	$97.45 ALL8,474	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,792.97	$54.58 ALL4,746	-40.6%
Average			-4.6%

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