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Mexico City vs. Brugge Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 19.2% cheaper than Brugge.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 10.8% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 34.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.7% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Brugge. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Brugge Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Brugge	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.70 €22.34	$10.86 MX$196.39	-57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.16	$8.82 MX$159.57	-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.53 €3.07	$1.73 MX$31.33	-51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.58 €3.11	$1.30 MX$23.59	-63.5%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 10.8% more for groceries

	Brugge	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.89	$2.63 MX$47.49	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.62 €5.76	$5.04 MX$91.17	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 €4.86	$6.54 MX$118.28	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €2.98	$2.61 MX$47.16	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.71 €4.97	$3.80 MX$68.82	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.81	$1.37 MX$24.77	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.80 MX$14.47	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.81	$0.97 MX$17.61	+4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.11	$0.91 MX$16.39	-28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.75	$0.96 MX$17.34	+11.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$0.99 MX$17.98	+139.6%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Brugge	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.38 €6.42	$5.14 MX$92.93	-30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.23 €49.76	$19.54 MX$353.50	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,695.77 €22,343.30	$20,030.45 MX$362K	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.86 €23.36	$4.42 MX$80.04	-83.5%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Brugge	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 €52.37	$30.93 MX$559.56	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$889.13 €773.13	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	+21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$815.92 €709.47	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	-17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.19 €181.90	$37.36 MX$675.84	-82.1%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 34.9% more for childcare

	Brugge	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$408.80 €355.46	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	+5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,618.61 €5,755.09	$10,897.53 MX$197K	+64.6%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Brugge	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.09	$3.26 MX$58.92	-53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.50 €3.91	$3.81 MX$68.99	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.85 €11.17	$4.34 MX$78.56	-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.97 €35.63	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	+42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.89 €12.95	$6.51 MX$117.83	-56.3%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Brugge	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.61 €84.88	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	-37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 €41.30	$48.08 MX$869.67	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.23 €95.85	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$175.20 €152.34	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	-36.7%
Average			-19.3%

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