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Mexico vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 9.8% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.8% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 19.2% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 8.7% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 31.4% more in Mexico

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

Mexico vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Chile, you would:

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pay 6.8% more for restaurants

	Chile	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$10.13 MX$185.42	+23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$8.37 MX$153.09	+14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$1.38 MX$25.18	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.04 MX$19.08	-10.2%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Chile	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$2.62 MX$47.88	+65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$4.26 MX$77.96	-16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$5.95 MX$108.83	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$2.45 MX$44.82	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.68 MX$67.25	+32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$1.27 MX$23.18	+54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.67 MX$12.31	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.93 MX$16.95	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.83 MX$15.10	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.90 MX$16.43	+48.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.98 MX$17.91	+44.7%
Average			+22.3%

Chile vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.2% more for transportation

	Chile	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$5.00 MX$91.52	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$28.70 MX$525.08	-15.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	+43.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$19.51 MX$356.97	+52.6%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 8.7% more for housing

	Chile	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$29.35 MX$537.00	+28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	+20.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$49.22 MX$900.56	-40.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Chile	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	-27.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	+3.5%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.44 MX$44.57	-19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$3.34 MX$61.09	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.42 MX$80.80	-14.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$39.27 MX$718.39	-4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$5.43 MX$99.41	-16.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

	Chile	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$53.04 MX$970.34	+19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$40.66 MX$743.79	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	+49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	+14.1%
Average			+31.4%

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