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Mexico City vs. Timisoara Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 10.6% more expensive than Timisoara.

Restaurants: pay 19.7% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 47.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 34.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 70.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 1.7% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Timisoara. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Timisoara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.7% less for restaurants

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.62 RON41.59	$9.93 MX$204.83	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 RON33.79	$7.45 MX$153.62	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 RON9.18	$1.08 MX$22.27	-43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 RON8.70	$0.77 MX$15.94	-57.1%
Average			-19.7%

Timisoara vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 RON5.24	$2.45 MX$50.59	+126.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.79 RON23.11	$4.87 MX$100.40	+1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.87 RON28.31	$5.51 MX$113.62	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 RON14.60	$2.18 MX$45.03	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 RON13.55	$3.57 MX$73.66	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.21	$1.22 MX$25.20	+166.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 RON3.08	$0.67 MX$13.81	+4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 RON3.28	$0.80 MX$16.48	+17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RON4.81	$0.83 MX$17.07	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 RON1.76	$0.85 MX$17.56	+132.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON2.05	$0.83 MX$17.07	+94.8%
Average			+47.3%

Timisoara vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.3% less for transportation

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.79 RON27.95	$4.64 MX$95.67	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.01 RON135.15	$17.87 MX$368.69	-36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON125,465.04	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 RON35.46	$3.47 MX$71.69	-52.7%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 70.9% more for housing

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.03 RON43.58	$24.38 MX$502.98	+169.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$409.20 RON1,974.39	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+118.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.73 RON1,571.67	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.30 RON517.70	$30.31 MX$625.36	-71.7%
Average			+70.9%

Timisoara vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 1.7% more for childcare

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$380.67 RON1,836.71	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	+0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,166.34 RON39,402.61	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	+3.2%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 RON11.96	$2.73 MX$56.33	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 RON13.86	$3.01 MX$62.02	+4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.39 RON25.99	$3.92 MX$80.91	-27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.27 RON208.80	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.46 RON31.19	$4.96 MX$102.41	-23.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Timisoara	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.65 RON249.22	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.34 RON199.46	$41.06 MX$847.11	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.11 RON343.08	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	+29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.55 RON422.44	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+5.0%
Average			+10.7%

Timisoara vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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