Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.3 times more expensive than San Miguel de Allende.
If you lived in Vienna instead of San Miguel de Allende, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
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San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
MX$134.57
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.68
|
$2.77
€2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$2.35
€2.26
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
|
San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
MX$86.56
|
$8.18
€7.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
MX$108.71
|
$5.99
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$4.47
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$6.34
€6.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$12.55
|
$1.01
€0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$1.41
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$1.96
€1.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
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pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MX$90.50
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$5.96
MX$119.62
|
$41.80
€40.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,125.82
MX$343,908.66
|
$27,753.31
€26,609.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$18.01
€17.26
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$36.56
€35.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$992.80
MX$19,936.73
|
$1,107.49
€1,061.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.89
MX$14,155.08
|
$808.26
€774.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$244.03
€233.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$322.66
MX$6,479.44
|
$273.73
€262.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,169.76
MX$83,734.28
|
$15,621.84
€14,977.80
|
|
pay 76.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
MX$49.84
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$6.75
€6.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.02
MX$984.38
|
$45.46
€43.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
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pay 32.4% more for clothing
|
San Miguel de Allende
|
Vienna
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.76
|
$104.52
€100.21
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$43.69
€41.89
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$95.42
€91.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$123.09
€118.01
|
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