Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 20.1% cheaper than Tallinn.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
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pay 19.7% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
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pay 45.0% less in Mexico City
- Housing
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pay 20.5% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
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pay 5.5% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 31.4% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% less in Mexico City
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and childcare are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Tallinn
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Mexico City
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.10
|
$9.93
MX$189.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€8.63
|
$7.45
MX$142.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.26
|
$1.08
MX$20.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.81
|
$0.77
MX$14.77
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
$2.45
MX$46.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€4.95
|
$4.87
MX$92.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€3.93
|
$5.51
MX$105.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.35
|
$2.18
MX$41.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.02
|
$3.57
MX$68.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$1.22
MX$23.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.54
|
$0.67
MX$12.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.80
MX$15.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.17
|
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.44
|
$0.85
MX$16.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.39
|
$0.83
MX$15.81
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.07
|
$4.64
MX$88.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€28.20
|
$17.87
MX$341.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€25,946.83
|
$18,615.02
MX$355,719.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€8.84
|
$3.47
MX$66.40
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€25.87
|
$24.38
MX$465.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€652.36
|
$893.52
MX$17,074.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€465.69
|
$544.24
MX$10,399.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€211.32
|
$30.31
MX$579.23
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€458.71
|
$381.33
MX$7,286.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,366.58
|
$8,426.99
MX$161,033.86
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.70
|
$2.73
MX$52.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.40
|
$3.01
MX$57.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.17
|
$3.92
MX$74.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€46.39
|
$53.69
MX$1,025.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.40
|
$4.96
MX$94.86
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€81.37
|
$56.36
MX$1,076.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€33.02
|
$41.06
MX$784.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€79.39
|
$91.99
MX$1,757.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€101.26
|
$91.93
MX$1,756.71
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