Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 15.4% cheaper than Zagreb.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.8% less in Mexico City
- Groceries
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pay 15.1% more in Mexico City
- Transportation
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pay 48.8% less in Mexico City
- Housing
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pay 19.4% less in Mexico City
- Childcare
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pay 4.3% less in Mexico City
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 1.7% less in Mexico City
- Clothing
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pay 13.2% less in Mexico City
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico City.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 35.8% less for restaurants
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
HRK71.16
|
$9.93
MX$192.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
HRK56.93
|
$7.45
MX$144.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
HRK18.94
|
$1.08
MX$20.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK12.94
|
$0.77
MX$15.01
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
HRK10.66
|
$2.45
MX$47.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
HRK31.25
|
$4.87
MX$94.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
HRK30.26
|
$5.51
MX$107.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK22.40
|
$2.18
MX$42.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
HRK26.15
|
$3.57
MX$69.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK4.79
|
$1.22
MX$23.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK4.75
|
$0.67
MX$13.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.48
|
$0.80
MX$15.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
HRK7.63
|
$0.83
MX$16.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
HRK3.58
|
$0.85
MX$16.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
HRK3.81
|
$0.83
MX$16.08
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.05
HRK40.18
|
$4.64
MX$90.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
HRK355.80
|
$17.87
MX$347.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,081.13
HRK206,365.65
|
$18,615.02
MX$361,696.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
HRK65.47
|
$3.47
MX$67.52
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.12
HRK186.70
|
$24.38
MX$473.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.00
HRK4,853.52
|
$893.52
MX$17,361.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.46
HRK3,873.91
|
$544.24
MX$10,574.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.51
HRK999.30
|
$30.31
MX$588.96
|
|
pay 4.3% less for childcare
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.73
HRK2,295.51
|
$381.33
MX$7,409.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,391.04
HRK68,992.11
|
$8,426.99
MX$163,739.35
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
HRK21.35
|
$2.73
MX$53.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
HRK13.84
|
$3.01
MX$58.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
HRK34.87
|
$3.92
MX$76.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.11
HRK292.87
|
$53.69
MX$1,043.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
HRK49.81
|
$4.96
MX$96.45
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Zagreb
|
Mexico City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.59
HRK608.13
|
$56.36
MX$1,095.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
HRK263.38
|
$41.06
MX$797.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.12
HRK591.73
|
$91.99
MX$1,787.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.08
HRK770.75
|
$91.93
MX$1,786.22
|
|
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