Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Miskolc, Hungary

Miskolc vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Miskolc is 0.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% more in Miskolc
Groceries: pay 15.9% less in Miskolc
Transportation: pay 82.9% more in Miskolc
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Miskolc
Childcare: pay 37.2% less in Miskolc
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Miskolc
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Miskolc

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

Miskolc vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$192.90	$8.55 HUF3,041.96	-13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$144.68	$6.71 HUF2,386.77	-9.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$20.97	$1.14 HUF404.58	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.01	$0.98 HUF350.06	+27.3%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 15.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$47.64	$1.58 HUF561.41	-35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$94.56	$4.47 HUF1,591.18	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$107.01	$3.59 HUF1,276.30	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$42.41	$2.65 HUF941.55	+21.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$69.38	$2.31 HUF821.77	-35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$23.74	$0.72 HUF254.73	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.00	$0.75 HUF267.39	+12.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.52	$0.57 HUF203.79	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$1.32 HUF469.99	+59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.53	$0.41 HUF144.35	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.08	$0.57 HUF201.66	-31.5%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 82.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$90.10	$6.01 HUF2,137.13	+29.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$347.23	$24.86 HUF8,845.09	+39.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$361,696.31	$22,359.34 HUF7,955,901.27	+20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$67.52	$11.92 HUF4,240.03	+242.9%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$473.70	$17.19 HUF6,115.12	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,361.42	$447.19 HUF159,118.03	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,574.68	$230.17 HUF81,898.98	-57.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$588.96	$82.40 HUF29,318.76	+171.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 37.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,409.29	$241.13 HUF85,798.94	-36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$163,739.35	$5,261.02 HUF1,871,976.77	-37.6%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$53.05	$1.45 HUF514.79	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$58.41	$1.74 HUF617.75	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$76.20	$5.31 HUF1,890.70	+35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,043.16	$45.57 HUF16,216.00	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$96.45	$6.58 HUF2,339.97	+32.5%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Miskolc
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,095.01	$56.99 HUF20,279.75	+1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$797.79	$25.43 HUF9,047.89	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,787.45	$53.49 HUF19,031.76	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,786.22	$64.89 HUF23,087.71	-29.4%
Average			-27.1%

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