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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 55.4% cheaper than Dublin.

Restaurants: pay 57.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 36.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 79.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 78.6% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 50.0% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Dublin, you would:

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pay 57.7% less for restaurants

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.69 €21.94	$5.42 MX$97.66	-78.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.14 €11.22	$5.96 MX$107.43	-54.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 €2.36	$1.62 MX$29.30	-41.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €1.97	$1.01 MX$18.23	-56.1%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 €1.86	$3.52 MX$63.48	+61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.49	$3.25 MX$58.60	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.77 €5.78	$5.44 MX$98.05	-19.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43 €3.79	$2.30 MX$41.54	-48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.62	$1.87 MX$33.67	-65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.18	$1.51 MX$27.32	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.80	$0.92 MX$16.54	-2.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$0.98 MX$17.72	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.55 €2.17	$0.64 MX$11.52	-74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.79	$0.74 MX$13.29	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.64	$0.80 MX$14.40	+6.9%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 36.2% less for transportation

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.79 €6.65	$5.09 MX$91.81	-34.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$110.95 €94.74	$27.08 MX$488.31	-75.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,559.40 €36,339.86	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-61.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.15 €16.35	$24.37 MX$439.48	+27.2%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 79.7% less for housing

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.79 €48.49	$20.01 MX$360.86	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,406.85 €2,055.12	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-82.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,011.21 €1,717.30	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.82 €174.04	$25.60 MX$461.67	-87.4%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 78.6% less for childcare

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,324.27 €1,130.75	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,401.84 €8,027.88	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-72.4%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 65.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.98	$2.71 MX$48.83	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 €4.07	$2.26 MX$40.69	-52.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$21.02 €17.95	$1.90 MX$34.18	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.52 €47.40	$22.34 MX$402.85	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.18 €12.96	$6.77 MX$122.08	-55.4%
Average			-65.2%

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pay 50.0% less for clothing

	Dublin	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.66 €92.78	$18.95 MX$341.82	-82.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.22 €42.88	$27.08 MX$488.31	-46.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.78 €98.01	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.90 €100.67	$54.15 MX$976.62	-54.1%
Average			-50.0%

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