Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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United Kingdom

London vs. Chapala Cost of Living Summary

London is 2.8 times more expensive than Chapala.

Restaurants: pay 84.8% more in London
Groceries: pay 42.8% more in London
Transportation: pay 50.6% more in London
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in London
Childcare: pay 12.6 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in London
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in London

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in London are more expensive than in Chapala. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.

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London vs. Chapala Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Chapala, you would:

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pay 84.8% more for restaurants

	Chapala	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.67 MX$215.86	$26.43 £19.83	+126.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.23 MX$133.74	$10.57 £7.93	+46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 MX$30.86	$2.95 £2.22	+77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 MX$22.63	$2.16 £1.62	+76.1%
Average			+84.8%

Chapala vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.8% more for groceries

	Chapala	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 MX$41.46	$2.04 £1.53	-9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 MX$75.10	$6.36 £4.77	+56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MX$103.85	$6.98 £5.24	+24.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MX$43.21	$5.01 £3.76	+114.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.52 MX$46.67	$4.81 £3.61	+90.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MX$19.02	$1.40 £1.05	+36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 MX$11.08	$0.63 £0.47	+5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$12.89	$1.38 £1.03	+97.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$14.70	$1.52 £1.14	+90.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$13.42	$0.74 £0.55	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 MX$11.67	$0.80 £0.60	+26.5%
Average			+42.8%

Chapala vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.6% more for transportation

	Chapala	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.60 MX$103.63	$7.95 £5.96	+41.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$245.79 £184.41
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+77.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.89 MX$515.77	$31.77 £23.84	+13.9%
Average			+50.6%

Chapala vs. London - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Chapala	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.93 MX$461.07	$40.48 £30.38	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$584.13 MX$10,802.33	$2,841.09 £2,131.67	+386.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$472.87 MX$8,744.74	$2,287.10 £1,716.01	+383.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.40 MX$691.64	$284.00 £213.09	+659.4%
Average			+391.1%

Chapala vs. London - Cost of housing

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pay 12.6 times more for childcare

	Chapala	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.96 MX$4,012.29	$2,857.20 £2,143.76	+1216.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.48 MX$54,526.03	$35,755.44 £26,827.31	+1112.7%
Average			+1163.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chapala	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MX$41.15	$9.25 £6.94	+315.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.36 MX$62.22	$5.62 £4.22	+67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 MX$77.88	$23.46 £17.60	+457.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.63 MX$436.92	$60.55 £45.43	+156.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 MX$55.48	$17.84 £13.38	+494.6%
Average			+245.7%

Chapala vs. London - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Chapala	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.63 MX$1,028.79	$113.97 £85.51	+104.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 MX$720.16	$53.96 £40.49	+38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.85 MX$977.35	$125.54 £94.19	+137.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.16 MX$668.72	$162.46 £121.89	+349.3%
Average			+134.6%

Chapala vs. London - Cost of clothing

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