Cost of living comparison

Spain

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Estepona Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 11.4% cheaper than Estepona.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 17.1% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 35.4% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 17.1% more in Monterrey

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

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Monterrey vs. Estepona Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Estepona, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Estepona	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.44	$13.91 MX$257.20	-29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.08 €8.97	$11.13 MX$205.76	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.43 €2.16	$1.68 MX$30.99	-30.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 €1.83	$1.03 MX$19.03	-49.9%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Estepona	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 €1.45	$2.95 MX$54.63	+80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.72 €5.98	$6.13 MX$113.44	-8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.58 €4.07	$7.20 MX$133.19	+57.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.42 €3.04	$2.56 MX$47.39	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.36	$4.28 MX$79.19	+13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.47	$1.52 MX$28.05	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.71 MX$13.19	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$0.98 MX$18.19	-3.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.12 MX$20.72	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.06 MX$19.52	+3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.23 MX$22.77	+21.2%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Estepona	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.80 €6.05	$5.91 MX$109.36	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.04 MX$592.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-39.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 €9.17	$10.57 MX$195.47	+2.6%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 17.1% less for housing

	Estepona	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.76 €27.38	$26.79 MX$495.42	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$877.13 €780.67	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	-21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.29 €80.36	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+1.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 35.4% more for childcare

	Estepona	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$551.47 €490.83	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+27.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+43.7%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Estepona	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.36 MX$43.72	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.69 €2.39	$4.04 MX$74.68	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$4.90 MX$90.53	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.86	$31.22 MX$577.27	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$5.29 MX$97.74	-52.8%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 17.1% more for clothing

	Estepona	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.85 €51.49	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 €37.37	$42.76 MX$790.75	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.29 €84.82	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.98 €87.20	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+23.2%
Average			+17.1%

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