Mexico vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$880
$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2158
$4920
🏠 One person rent
$398
$1260
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$678
$3408
💸 GDP per capita
$13790
$64572
😃 Human freedom index
6.66
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
78
🌐 English speaking %
13%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
89
96
😀 Quality of life
43
92
🏙️ Population
125M
17.9M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($880) is 57% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2065). Mexico ranked 104th 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 103rd 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
$9.38
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$5.86
 Cappuccino
$3.34
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$303
$1023
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$579
$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$43.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1856
$5559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1375
$4324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$24.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$252
$1877
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5685
$9801

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1160
9.21M
Tijuana
$1047
1.96M
Zapopan
$1021
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
1.93M
Monterrey
$1277
1.14M
Ciudad Juarez
$948
1.32M
Leon
$684
1.58M
Guadalajara
$1017
1.46M
Puebla
$981
1.43M
Mexicali
$913
1.03M
Queretaro
$983
795K
Aguascalientes
$796
934K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
1.07M
Saltillo
$892
864K
Guadalupe
$916
692K
Naucalpan
$800
872K
Morelia
$717
963K
Cancun
$1132
889K
Chihuahua
$814
878K
Culiacan
$761
808K
Hermosillo
$814
856K
Merida
$1085
892K
Apodaca
$952
523K
Acapulco
$756
673K
San Luis Potosi
$808
773K
Tlaquepaque
$660
664K
Torreon
$646
690K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$842
443K
Tlalnepantla
$741
653K
Reynosa
$795
589K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2791
921K
Rotterdam
$2359
664K
The Hague
$2199
548K
Utrecht
$2251
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
244K
Groningen
$1745
238K
Tilburg
$1862
228K
Arnhem
$1613
164K
Almere
$1937
215K
Breda
$1739
188K
Nijmegen
$1999
177K
Haarlem
$2291
163K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
159K
Leiden
$2081
124K
Enschede
$1864
160K
Apeldoorn
$1893
139K
Maastricht
$1920
120K
Venlo
$1700
102K
Zwolle
$1764
130K
Delft
$1861
109K
Hilversum
$2049
91.2K
Purmerend
$1944
81.5K
Emmen
$1574
107K
Zutphen
$1701
47.4K
Leeuwarden
$1952
93.8K
Deventer
$1851
101K
Heerlen
$1468
86.9K
Zeist
$2180
65K
Roosendaal
$1890
77K
Scheveningen
$2049
61.1K