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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 45.3% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 69.1% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 51.4% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.57	$6.50 MX$117.06	-60.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.74	$7.26 MX$130.72	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.89	$1.35 MX$24.39	-47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.36	$1.08 MX$19.51	-51.6%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$2.44 MX$43.90	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.50	$12.05 MX$217.05	+141.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.26	$5.06 MX$91.09	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.49	$2.44 MX$43.90	-43.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.27	$3.28 MX$59.00	-21.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.22	$1.17 MX$21.02	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.02	$0.54 MX$9.70	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.33 MX$23.89	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.74 MX$13.27	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.69 MX$12.39	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.98 MX$17.70	-5.7%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$5.05 MX$90.95	+14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$184.76	$29.78 MX$536.54	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,657.68	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.45	$24.37 MX$438.99	+28.8%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 69.1% less for housing

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.13	$27.05 MX$487.28	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,336.81	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,744.42	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	-80.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.07	??
Average			-69.1%

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,637.10	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,028.89	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	-82.9%
Average			-82.9%

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$2.17 MX$39.02	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.12	$3.79 MX$68.29	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.68	$4.06 MX$73.16	-86.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.24	$41.52 MX$747.90	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.66	$5.90 MX$106.33	-54.9%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 51.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.33	$33.85 MX$609.70	-51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.81	$16.25 MX$292.66	-71.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.40	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	-28.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$177.99	$54.15 MX$975.53	-54.3%
Average			-51.4%

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