City comparison
Cost of living in Mexico City vs Kraków
One person needs about €1,284 a month in Mexico City and €1,260 in Kraków, rent included — Kraków is 2% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Kraków the way you live in Mexico City on €3,000, you need
€2,944/ month net
2% less than today (-€56)
- Mexico City today
- Basket €1,284 · left over €1,716 (57%)
- Kraków at the matched salary
- Basket €1,260 · left over €1,684 (57%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 222% over in Kraków (strong) vs 148% in Mexico City. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇲🇽 Mexico City
Great food, US time zones, and rents rising quickly in Roma and Condesa.
Monthly budget: €1,284
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇵🇱 Kraków
Warsaw salaries in a smaller, cheaper, prettier city.
Monthly budget: €1,260
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Mexico City or Kraków?
On salary, Kraków pays more for tech roles (€2,800 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,540 in Kraków at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €850 in Mexico City against €780 in Kraków. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Mexico City at 78 and Kraków at 81 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.