Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 6.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD794
|
$8.83
MX$177.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD850
|
$7.25
MX$145.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.11
MX$22.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD129
|
$0.84
MX$16.82
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$2.35
MX$47.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD442
|
$3.62
MX$72.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD539
|
$5.17
MX$104.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD266
|
$2.18
MX$43.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD326
|
$3.12
MX$62.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.08
MX$21.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.57
MX$11.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.71
MX$14.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.70
MX$14.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.81
MX$16.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.73
MX$14.78
|
|
pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD693
|
$4.48
MX$90.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,618
|
$26.30
MX$529.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,129,277
|
$19,957.31
MX$401,748.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD791
|
$15.63
MX$314.58
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,579
|
$26.71
MX$537.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,317
|
$486.26
MX$9,788.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,031
|
$362.30
MX$7,293.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,674
|
$44.69
MX$899.58
|
|
pay 18.3% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,538
|
$205.12
MX$4,129.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD598,800
|
$4,165.20
MX$83,847.13
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD226
|
$2.16
MX$43.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD187
|
$2.84
MX$57.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD423
|
$3.78
MX$76.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,869
|
$33.67
MX$677.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD504
|
$4.39
MX$88.38
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,144
|
$45.84
MX$922.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,947
|
$36.33
MX$731.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,275
|
$82.04
MX$1,651.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,106
|
$76.65
MX$1,542.93
|
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