Mexico vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1078
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2555
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$497
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$853
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$14186
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
6.72
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
75.1
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
78
🌐 English speaking %
13%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
50
94
🏙️ Population
131M
18M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($1078) is 55% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Mexico ranked 83rd vs 13th for the Netherlands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico compared to 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 97th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Mexico and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 70 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Mexico Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$4.04
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$722
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.38%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2637
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1696
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.52
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$327
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7610
$11739

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Cities Comparison in Mexico vs the Netherlands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1428
9.21M
Tijuana
$1295
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
1.93M
Zapopan
$1280
1.26M
Monterrey
$1494
1.14M
Puebla
$1075
1.43M
Guadalajara
$1241
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
1.07M
Leon
$885
1.58M
Naucalpan
$975
872K
Aguascalientes
$999
934K
Chihuahua
$1008
926K
Queretaro
$1241
795K
Ciudad Juarez
$1002
1.32M
Mexicali
$1004
854K
Hermosillo
$1087
856K
Cancun
$1232
889K
Saltillo
$1096
864K
San Luis Potosi
$1028
773K
Guadalupe
$1078
692K
Tlalnepantla
$1008
653K
Culiacan
$898
808K
Torreon
$844
690K
Morelia
$926
743K
Merida
$1258
892K
Apodaca
$1204
523K
Tlaquepaque
$784
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
531K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
521K
Reynosa
$999
589K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K