Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 20.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
$38.18
€35.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
$32,478.09
€29,866.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
$40.03
€36.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
$868.97
€799.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
$680.04
€625.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
$91.68
€84.31
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
$397.00
€365.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
$7,801.09
€7,173.75
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
$40.44
€37.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
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pay 0.7% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Portugal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
$73.48
€67.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
$33.58
€30.88
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
$79.41
€73.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
$97.29
€89.46
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