Mexico vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$2351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$5544
🏠 One person rent
$462
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$2408
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$800
$3808
💸 GDP per capita
$14158
$68219
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
75.1
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
78
🌐 English speaking %
13%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
48
92
🏙️ Population
131M
18M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($1007) is 57% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2351). Mexico ranked 95th vs 12th 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 96th and 10th 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
$10.4
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$91.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$6.74
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$563
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1070
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.4%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$6188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$4821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.1
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.9
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.14
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$287
$2108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6912
$12008

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1331
9.21M
Tijuana
$1210
1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
1.93M
Zapopan
$1162
1.48M
Puebla
$998
1.43M
Monterrey
$1485
1.14M
Guadalajara
$1120
1.46M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
1.07M
Ciudad Juarez
$945
1.32M
Leon
$815
1.58M
Aguascalientes
$1006
934K
Chihuahua
$944
878K
Naucalpan
$908
872K
Mexicali
$945
854K
Queretaro
$1184
795K
Hermosillo
$982
856K
Saltillo
$1016
864K
Guadalupe
$1008
692K
Cancun
$1107
889K
Morelia
$873
963K
San Luis Potosi
$941
773K
Culiacan
$836
808K
Reynosa
$925
589K
Tlalnepantla
$932
653K
Merida
$1181
892K
Tlaquepaque
$728
664K
Matamoros
$757
542K
Torreon
$773
690K
Apodaca
$1113
523K
Irapuato
$860
593K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K