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Puerto Escondido vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Escondido is 38.4% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% less in Puerto Escondido
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Puerto Escondido
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Puerto Escondido
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Puerto Escondido
Childcare: pay 90.7% less in Puerto Escondido
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% less in Puerto Escondido

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Puerto Escondido.

Puerto Escondido vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Escondido instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 40.4% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.70	$9.75 MX$175.79	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.82	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.91	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.38	??
Average			-40.4%

Canberra vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.09	$2.76 MX$49.81	+2.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.53	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.30	$6.15 MX$110.91	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.52	$1.95 MX$35.16	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.30	$5.40 MX$97.46	+29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.24	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.49 MX$8.86	-63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.02	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.81	$0.98 MX$17.72	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.53	$0.98 MX$17.72	-2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$1.23 MX$22.15	+17.9%
Average			-13.4%

Canberra vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.67	$5.05 MX$91.14	+14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.71	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,882.11	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.60	??
Average			+14.5%

Canberra vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.53	$56.59 MX$1,020.56	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,348.83	$379.08 MX$6,836.32	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,753.39	$812.31 MX$14,649.25	-30.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$240.30	??
Average			-32.2%

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,650.66	$162.46 MX$2,929.85	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,131.85	??
Average			-90.7%

Canberra vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of childcare

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pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$2.71 MX$48.83	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.15	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.92	$5.42 MX$97.66	-82.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.69	$21.66 MX$390.65	-63.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.76	??
Average			-68.1%

Canberra vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Canberra	Puerto Escondido
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.86	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$87.26	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$142.12	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.91	??

Canberra vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of clothing

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