Cost of living comparison
Celaya is 5.2% cheaper than Cuenca.
If you lived in Celaya instead of Cuenca, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
|
$6.07
MX$103.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$6.62
MX$112.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
|
$0.87
MX$14.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.73
MX$12.45
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
|
$2.28
MX$38.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
|
$2.62
MX$44.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
|
$5.06
MX$86.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.21
MX$37.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$4.00
MX$68.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.05
MX$17.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.58
MX$9.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
|
$0.67
MX$11.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$0.46
MX$7.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.71
MX$12.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.69
MX$11.73
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.57
|
$4.67
MX$79.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
|
$22.07
MX$376.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$19,585.34
MX$333,699.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
$13.79
MX$235.00
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.12
|
$33.10
MX$564.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$418.33
|
$248.26
MX$4,229.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$340.62
|
$110.34
MX$1,880.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.36
|
$45.35
MX$772.73
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.00
|
$161.83
MX$2,757.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,320.00
|
$3,530.88
MX$60,159.87
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$1.93
MX$32.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
|
$3.31
MX$56.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
|
$3.31
MX$56.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.71
|
$30.34
MX$517.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.65
|
$4.41
MX$75.20
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Cuenca
|
Celaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$43.22
MX$736.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.25
|
$40.46
MX$689.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.43
|
$112.18
MX$1,911.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.67
|
$86.43
MX$1,472.66
|
|
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