🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇬🇷 Greece
Side by side on the data that actually changes your life: prices, taxes, climate, air, safety. Every number has a source and a date.
Climate (capital)
Open-Meteo historical weather
Jan 16° · Jul 17° · Mexico City
Jan 11° · Jul 31° · Athens
Air quality (capital)
WAQI, capital station
AQI 89 · Moderate
AQI 50 · Good
Prices vs EU average
Eurostat price level index, EU27 = 100
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−13% (2025)
Big Mac price
The Economist Big Mac index
$6.17
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Taxes on salary
OECD tax wedge, single average worker
~22% of labour cost (2025)
~39% of labour cost (2025)
Special tax regimes
Official tax authorities, verified 2026-06
No inbound regime (worldwide taxation)
7% flat tax for foreign pensioners · 50% inbound-worker exemption
Inflation
World Bank
3.8% / yr (2025)
2.5% / yr (2025)
Internet (median fixed)
Ookla Speedtest Global Index
~70 Mbps
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English proficiency
EF English Proficiency Index
low
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Messenger apps
OONI network measurements, 6-month window
All measured apps work
All measured apps work
Safety advisory
U.S. State Department travel advisory
Level 2 · Exercise Increased Caution
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Foreign-born residents
World Bank migrant stock
1.3% of population (2024)
14.2% of population (2024)
Life expectancy
WHO
71 yrs
80 yrs
Currency
ISO 4217
MXN
EUR
Timezone (capital)
Open-Meteo
UTC-6
UTC+3
Climate, inflation and life expectancy verified 2026-07-07. Prices, taxes and air quality verified 2026-07-07. Sources shown per row.
Special tax regimes, verified
Regimes change often and many sites still advertise closed ones. We link the official source for each.
🇲🇽 Mexico
Residents are taxed on worldwide income
Verified 2026-06 · SAT
🇬🇷 Greece
7% flat tax on all foreign income · 15 years
Verified 2026-06 · AADE (tax authority)
🇬🇷 Greece
Half of Greek employment income tax-free · 7 years
Verified 2026-06 · AADE (tax authority)
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