Cost of living comparison

Zielona Gora, Poland

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Zielona Gora Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 19.8% more expensive than Zielona Gora.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 67.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 35.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 98.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Zielona Gora Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Zielona Gora, you would:

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 PLN27.93	$9.93 MX$189.72	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 PLN26.53	$7.45 MX$142.29	+5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 PLN6.05	$1.08 MX$20.63	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 PLN5.59	$0.77 MX$14.77	-48.0%
Average			-10.4%

Zielona Gora vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.5% more for groceries

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 PLN3.96	$2.45 MX$46.85	+133.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 PLN16.29	$4.87 MX$92.99	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.62 PLN13.61	$5.51 MX$105.24	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.75 PLN10.33	$2.18 MX$41.71	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 PLN7.18	$3.57 MX$68.23	+87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.52	$1.22 MX$23.35	+202.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 PLN2.32	$0.67 MX$12.79	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 PLN2.64	$0.80 MX$15.27	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 PLN2.53	$0.83 MX$15.81	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 PLN1.21	$0.85 MX$16.26	+165.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 PLN1.90	$0.83 MX$15.81	+64.0%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 35.6% less for transportation

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.04 PLN22.72	$4.64 MX$88.61	-23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.68 PLN89.08	$17.87 MX$341.49	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,830.50 PLN115,977.13	$18,615.02 MX$355,719.96	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.72 PLN29.04	$3.47 MX$66.40	-55.0%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.85 PLN55.85	$24.38 MX$465.87	+64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.91 PLN1,861.74	$893.52 MX$17,074.56	+80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$494.91 PLN1,861.74	$544.24 MX$10,399.96	+10.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.08 PLN391.51	$30.31 MX$579.23	-70.9%
Average			+20.9%

Zielona Gora vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 98.2% more for childcare

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$339.01 PLN1,275.29	$381.33 MX$7,286.87	+12.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,969.47 PLN11,170.44	$8,426.99 MX$161,033.86	+183.8%
Average			+98.2%

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pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 PLN10.24	$2.73 MX$52.17	+0.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 PLN9.93	$3.01 MX$57.45	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 PLN17.22	$3.92 MX$74.94	-14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.12 PLN139.63	$53.69 MX$1,025.93	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.93 PLN26.06	$4.96 MX$94.86	-28.4%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Zielona Gora	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.61 PLN325.80	$56.36 MX$1,076.91	-34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.05 PLN143.12	$41.06 MX$784.61	+7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.24 PLN279.26	$91.99 MX$1,757.91	+23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.36 PLN418.89	$91.93 MX$1,756.71	-17.4%
Average			-5.1%

Zielona Gora 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: June 2025

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