Mexico vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2187
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$400
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.5
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$710
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$13926
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
6.55
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
74.8
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
46
🌐 English speaking %
13%
31%
🎓 Higher education
89
73
😀 Quality of life
44
63
🏙️ Population
125M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($889) is 3% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Mexico ranked 102nd vs 111th for Romania 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 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 97th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico vs Romania

We calculate prices for Mexico and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 144 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.2
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.2
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.35
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.44%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1726
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.98
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.09
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.71
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.6
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5383
$7610

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K