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Mexico City vs. Daugavpils Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 10.1% more expensive than Daugavpils.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 31.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 85.9% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Mexico City

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Daugavpils. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Daugavpils Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Daugavpils, you would:

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pay 5.5% more for restaurants

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.51 €9.03	$10.86 MX$197.31	+3.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.01 €6.02	$8.82 MX$160.32	+25.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 €1.60	$1.73 MX$31.47	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 €1.12	$1.30 MX$23.70	+0.1%
Average			+5.5%

Daugavpils vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 €1.49	$2.63 MX$47.71	+51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 €5.34	$5.04 MX$91.60	-18.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 €4.33	$6.54 MX$118.83	+29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 €2.72	$2.61 MX$47.38	-17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 €3.07	$3.80 MX$69.15	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.60	$1.37 MX$24.88	+95.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.72	$0.80 MX$14.54	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$0.97 MX$17.69	-17.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.20	$0.91 MX$16.47	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 €0.28	$0.96 MX$17.42	+195.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 €0.38	$0.99 MX$18.07	+122.1%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 31.8% less for transportation

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.97 €5.99	$5.14 MX$93.37	-26.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.11	$19.54 MX$355.17	-52.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,578.97 €21,967.50	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.07 €5.22	$4.42 MX$80.42	-27.1%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 85.9% more for housing

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.14 €13.01	$30.93 MX$562.20	+104.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$381.54 €327.67	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+182.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$292.00 €250.77	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+131.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$151.84 €130.40	$37.36 MX$679.03	-75.4%
Average			+85.9%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$541.40 €464.96	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,927.67 €14,537.67	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	-35.6%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 €3.01	$3.26 MX$59.19	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 €2.58	$3.81 MX$69.31	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.91 €4.21	$4.34 MX$78.93	-11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.01 €30.93	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.93 €8.53	$6.51 MX$118.39	-34.4%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Daugavpils	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.14 €73.98	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.66 €39.21	$48.08 MX$873.77	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.70 €73.60	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.33 €117.08	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-18.6%
Average			-4.8%

Daugavpils vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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