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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 58.9% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 44.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 75.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 54.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$5.56 MX$103.86	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$6.12 MX$114.24	-54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.07	$1.67 MX$31.16	-51.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.77	$1.04 MX$19.39	-66.5%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$3.62 MX$67.51	+50.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.67	$3.34 MX$62.31	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.21	$5.59 MX$104.27	+18.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.99	$2.37 MX$44.17	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.85	$1.92 MX$35.80	-64.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.56 MX$29.05	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.94 MX$17.59	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.01 MX$18.84	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.66 MX$12.25	-61.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.76 MX$14.13	-19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.82 MX$15.31	-16.2%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 44.1% less for transportation

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.73	$5.38 MX$100.40	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$27.82 MX$519.28	-60.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	$19,109.24 MX$357K	-41.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.03	$25.03 MX$467.35	-17.3%
Average			-44.1%

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pay 75.1% less for housing

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.02	$20.56 MX$383.75	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	$445.05 MX$8,308.45	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €994.41	$319.88 MX$5,971.70	-71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €263.37	$25.20 MX$470.50	-91.5%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.92	$208.62 MX$3,894.59	+44.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	$2,670.33 MX$49,850.71	-83.2%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.85	$2.78 MX$51.93	-48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.87	$2.57 MX$48.03	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.39	$1.95 MX$36.35	-81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.75	$22.95 MX$428.40	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.99	$6.95 MX$129.82	-55.6%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 54.1% less for clothing

	Berlin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.18	$19.47 MX$363.49	-79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.98	$27.82 MX$519.28	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.36	$97.36 MX$1,817.47	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.00	$55.63 MX$1,038.56	-60.6%
Average			-54.1%

Berlin vs. San Cristobal de Las Casas - Cost of clothing

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