City comparison
Cost of living in Split vs Mexico City
One person needs about €1,337 a month in Split and €1,284 in Mexico City, rent included — Mexico City is 4% 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 Mexico City the way you live in Split on €3,000, you need
€2,881/ month net
4% less than today (-€119)
- Split today
- Basket €1,337 · left over €1,663 (55%)
- Mexico City at the matched salary
- Basket €1,284 · left over €1,597 (55%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 148% over in Mexico City (adequate) vs 142% in Split. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇭🇷 Split
Seasonal pricing: winter is a bargain, July doubles short-term rent overnight.
Monthly budget: €1,337
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics, HICP & tourism price survey (2025) · 121 community reports
🇲🇽 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
Should you move to Split or Mexico City?
On salary, Split pays more for tech roles (€1,900 versus €1,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €616 in Mexico City at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €780 in Split against €850 in Mexico City. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Split at 74 and Mexico City at 78 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.