Cost of living comparison

 Mexico City, Mexico
compared to
 Maastricht, Netherlands
Maastricht vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Maastricht is 2.4 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Maastricht
Groceries
pay 32.0% more in Maastricht
Transportation
pay 4.0 times more in Maastricht
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Maastricht
Childcare
pay 85.0% more in Maastricht
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Maastricht
Clothing
pay 37.4% more in Maastricht

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

Maastricht vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.93
MX$197.86
$18.76
€17.18
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.45
MX$148.40
$11.79
€10.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
MX$21.51
$3.09
€2.83

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Bread
1 loaf
$2.45
MX$48.87
$2.04
€1.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.87
MX$96.99
$6.50
€5.96
Milk (1 gallon) $5.51
MX$109.75
$4.48
€4.10

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
MX$92.41
$7.74
€7.09
Monthly public transit pass $17.87
MX$356.15
$85.74
€78.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,615.02
MX$370,988.00
$30,009.37
€27,489.93

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.38
MX$485.87
$48.50
€44.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $893.52
MX$17,807.42
$1,239.90
€1,135.80
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $544.24
MX$10,846.34
$982.45
€899.97

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pay 85.0% more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $381.33
MX$7,599.63
$1,071.76
€981.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,426.99
MX$167,945.68
$7,502.34
€6,872.48

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
MX$54.41
$6.97
€6.38
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.01
MX$59.91
$3.77
€3.45
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.92
MX$78.15
$13.40
€12.27

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pay 37.4% more for clothing

 
Mexico City
Maastricht
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$56.36
MX$1,123.13
$94.10
€86.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.06
MX$818.29
$37.24
€34.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.99
MX$1,833.37
$125.66
€115.11

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