Cost of living comparison
Germany is 95.0% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Germany instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$180.38
|
$14.04
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$148.15
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.65
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.07
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 42.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.08
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.98
|
$6.71
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.70
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.53
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.83
|
$6.24
€5.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.12
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.59
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.44
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.27
|
$2.10
€2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.48
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.00
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 62.7% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.53
|
$7.07
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$537.31
|
$52.96
€50.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$407,697.82
|
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$319.24
|
$23.02
€22.09
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$545.69
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,933.62
|
$790.39
€758.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,401.20
|
$625.27
€600.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$912.91
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,190.22
|
$458.39
€440.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,088.78
|
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
|
pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.06
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.00
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.30
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$687.76
|
$36.01
€34.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.69
|
$12.80
€12.28
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$936.47
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$742.15
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,675.95
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,565.77
|
$123.43
€118.48
|
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