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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 5.8 times more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 76.5% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 3.1% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.3% more in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 29.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Tuxtla Gutierrez are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$6.50 MX$117.06	+56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$7.26 MX$130.72	+39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.35 MX$24.39	+255.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.08 MX$19.51	+653.9%
Average			+251.3%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$2.44 MX$43.90	+306.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$12.05 MX$217.05	+542.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$5.06 MX$91.09	+35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.44 MX$43.90	+68.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$3.28 MX$59.00	+58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.17 MX$21.02	+56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.54 MX$9.70	+60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.33 MX$23.89	+366.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.74 MX$13.27	+484.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.69 MX$12.39	+265.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.98 MX$17.70	+427.3%
Average			+243.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$5.05 MX$90.95	+270.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$29.78 MX$536.54	+362.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$24.37 MX$438.99	+816.3%
Average			+483.1%

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pay 76.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$27.05 MX$487.28	+109.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	+67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	??
Average			+76.5%

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	+3.1%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.17 MX$39.02	+48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$3.79 MX$68.29	+134.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$4.06 MX$73.16	+95.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$41.52 MX$747.90	+139.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$5.90 MX$106.33	+57.8%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 29.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$33.85 MX$609.70	-0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$16.25 MX$292.66	-64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$54.15 MX$975.53	-12.1%
Average			-29.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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