Cost of living comparison

Szombathely, Hungary

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Szombathely Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 15.9% more expensive than Szombathely.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 52.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 12.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Szombathely.

Mexico City vs. Szombathely Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.86 HUF3,624.58	$9.93 MX$200.93	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 HUF2,899.66	$7.45 MX$150.70	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 HUF376.96	$1.08 MX$21.84	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 HUF222.31	$0.77 MX$15.64	+27.7%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF512.08	$2.45 MX$49.62	+75.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 HUF2,368.06	$4.87 MX$98.49	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 HUF1,389.43	$5.51 MX$111.46	+45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 HUF942.39	$2.18 MX$44.17	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 HUF1,066.83	$3.57 MX$72.26	+23.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HUF276.12	$1.22 MX$24.73	+62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF262.88	$0.67 MX$13.54	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 HUF299.59	$0.80 MX$16.17	-2.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 HUF443.79	$0.83 MX$16.75	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 HUF189.84	$0.85 MX$17.22	+64.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 HUF219.07	$0.83 MX$16.75	+38.8%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.03 HUF2,213.86	$4.64 MX$93.85	-23.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.48 HUF6,422.76	$17.87 MX$361.68	+2.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,444.51 HUF14,493,491.05	$18,615.02 MX$376,753.07	-52.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.21 HUF4,117.52	$3.47 MX$70.33	-69.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 52.9% more for housing

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.00 HUF5,879.88	$24.38 MX$493.42	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.12 HUF130,484.91	$893.52 MX$18,084.15	+151.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.36 HUF106,321.04	$544.24 MX$11,014.89	+88.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.49 HUF56,765.20	$30.31 MX$613.48	-80.4%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 12.6% more for childcare

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.75 HUF86,989.94	$381.33 MX$7,717.73	+61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,152.55 HUF4,832,774.61	$8,426.99 MX$170,555.52	-35.9%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 HUF444.62	$2.73 MX$55.26	+125.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 HUF618.60	$3.01 MX$60.84	+78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 HUF1,933.11	$3.92 MX$79.37	-25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.14 HUF14,015.05	$53.69 MX$1,086.59	+40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.93 HUF1,445.00	$4.96 MX$100.47	+26.2%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Szombathely	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.94 HUF28,271.73	$56.36 MX$1,140.59	-26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.95 HUF10,269.65	$41.06 MX$831.00	+46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.30 HUF30,607.57	$91.99 MX$1,861.86	+10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.22 HUF38,662.20	$91.93 MX$1,860.58	-12.6%
Average			+4.5%

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