Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

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Mexico

Mexico City vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 0.5% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 24.0% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including housing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

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Mexico City vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 50.7% more for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$11.13 MX$205.76	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$11.07 MX$204.73	+124.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$1.63 MX$30.14	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$1.30 MX$24.06	-1.2%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$3.03 MX$56.07	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$6.02 MX$111.38	-25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$6.73 MX$124.42	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$2.87 MX$53.00	-2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$4.39 MX$81.13	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.43 MX$26.42	+28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.90 MX$16.67	+16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$0.93 MX$17.19	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$1.04 MX$19.27	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.91 MX$16.90	-23.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.85 MX$15.71	-19.6%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$5.76 MX$106.56	+15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$20.03 MX$370.37	-14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$6.54 MX$120.88	-47.6%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 24.0% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$34.66 MX$640.87	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	+49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$47.71 MX$882.34	-92.4%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	+751.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$12,045.70 MX$223K
Average			+751.0%

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pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$3.34 MX$61.73	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$3.80 MX$70.36	-4.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$5.29 MX$97.74	+40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	+121.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$6.68 MX$123.46	+16.6%
Average			+16.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$70.61 MX$1,305.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$53.64 MX$991.98
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$109.04 MX$2,016.43
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$115.97 MX$2,144.64

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