Mexico vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$483
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$800
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$395
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$873
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$14186
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
6.72
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
75.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
45
🌐 English speaking %
13%
31%
🎓 Higher education
89
71
😀 Quality of life
50
71
🏙️ Population
131M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Mexico ($1075) is 12% more expensive than in Romania ($958). Mexico ranked 85th vs 104th 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 92nd and 50th 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
$11
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.23
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$4
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1158
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$712
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.3
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.39%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1523
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.57
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.17
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7651
$9182

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In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1475
9.21M
Veracruz
$972
8.06M
San Luis Potosi
$1124
2.82M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
1.93M
Tijuana
$1276
1.96M
Monterrey
$1463
1.14M
Zapopan
$1349
1.26M
Guadalajara
$1222
1.39M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
1.07M
Puebla
$1051
1.43M
Leon
$869
1.58M
Naucalpan
$977
872K
Aguascalientes
$969
934K
Chihuahua
$1053
926K
Ciudad Juarez
$1066
1.32M
Hermosillo
$1097
856K
Mexicali
$994
854K
Queretaro
$1255
795K
Guadalupe
$1056
692K
Saltillo
$1023
864K
Cancun
$1260
889K
Tlalnepantla
$1003
653K
Culiacan
$891
808K
Torreon
$912
690K
Merida
$1198
892K
Apodaca
$1174
523K
Tlaquepaque
$775
650K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
531K
Morelia
$935
743K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
521K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K