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Spain

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Mexico

San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Barcelona Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Garza Garcia is 14.3% cheaper than Barcelona.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Housing: pay 7.5% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Childcare: pay 46.6% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in San Pedro Garza Garcia.

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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Barcelona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Garza Garcia instead of Barcelona, you would:

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pay 43.2% less for restaurants

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$11.13 MX$205.76	-37.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$6.68 MX$123.46	-50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.98 €2.65	$1.85 MX$34.21	-37.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 €1.70	$1.06 MX$19.55	-44.7%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.99 €1.78	$2.33 MX$43.11	+16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.79 €7.83	$5.34 MX$98.77	-39.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 €4.29	$5.72 MX$105.84	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.93 €4.39	$2.35 MX$43.42	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.13 €3.68	$3.90 MX$72.18	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$1.75 MX$32.35	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.68 MX$12.51	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.07	$1.38 MX$25.49	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.08	$0.94 MX$17.31	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.85	$1.34 MX$24.72	+40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.93 MX$17.16	-5.9%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 €6.12	$5.54 MX$102.42	-19.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.53 €22.72	$50.07 MX$925.91	+96.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$19,471.13 MX$360K	-44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.90 €13.26	$17.97 MX$332.30	+20.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.30 €31.42	$30.60 MX$565.84	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,671.42 €1,487.62	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,296.44 €1,153.88	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$138.62 €123.38	$37.22 MX$688.38	-73.1%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 46.6% less for childcare

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$951.83 €847.16	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,609.14 €14,782.73	$18,024.70 MX$333K	+8.5%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$3.62 MX$66.87	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.23 €2.88	$3.62 MX$66.87	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00 €6.23	$4.45 MX$82.30	-36.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.11 €47.27	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	+64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$5.84 MX$108.02	-47.8%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Barcelona	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €34.88	$44.51 MX$823.03	+13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.13 €93.57	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.81 €106.64	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	+6.0%
Average			-9.9%

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