Mexico vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2891
🏠 One person rent
$400
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$1231
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$710
$1501
💸 GDP per capita
$13926
$22113
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
7.69
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
77.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
54
🌐 English speaking %
13%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
89
83
😀 Quality of life
44
72
🏙️ Population
125M
38.4M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($889) is 29% less expensive than in Poland ($1248). Mexico ranked 102nd vs 49th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 97th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Poland

We calculate prices for Mexico and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.58
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$1179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$907
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$3488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$8.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$9.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.71
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5383
$8082

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In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1190
9.21M
Tijuana
$1050
1.96M
Zapopan
$1012
1.48M
Monterrey
$1257
1.14M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
1.93M
Ciudad Juarez
$974
1.32M
Leon
$719
1.58M
Guadalajara
$985
1.46M
Puebla
$939
1.43M
Mexicali
$955
1.03M
Aguascalientes
$826
934K
Queretaro
$941
795K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
1.07M
Guadalupe
$945
692K
Saltillo
$829
864K
Chihuahua
$854
878K
Culiacan
$746
808K
Morelia
$748
963K
Cancun
$1143
889K
Naucalpan
$835
872K
Acapulco
$727
673K
Apodaca
$958
523K
San Luis Potosi
$879
773K
Hermosillo
$854
856K
Merida
$1090
892K
San Nicolas de los Garza
$863
443K
Tlaquepaque
$683
664K
Reynosa
$849
589K
Torreon
$681
690K
Tlalnepantla
$783
653K

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1780
1.86M
Krakow
$1543
804K
Wroclaw
$1381
673K
Lodz
$1224
671K
Poznan
$1298
547K
Gdansk
$1382
486K
Szczecin
$1169
396K
Gdynia
$1334
245K
Bydgoszcz
$1068
338K
Lublin
$1257
335K
Katowice
$1156
279K
Bialystok
$1002
294K
Rzeszow
$1117
196K
Torun
$957
198K
Czestochowa
$1053
213K
Gliwice
$1007
174K
Kielce
$1021
187K
Zabrze
$975
157K
Sosnowiec
$1060
194K
Zielona Gora
$984
140K
Bytom
$962
153K
Radom
$932
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1040
134K
Olsztyn
$1134
170K
Opole
$1077
127K
Tychy
$1035
125K
Bielsko-Biala
$1122
169K
Rybnik
$941
134K
Chorzow
$1023
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
117K