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Mexico City vs. Florianopolis Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 25.7% more expensive than Florianopolis.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 56.9% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 30.5% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.0% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Mexico City

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Mexico City are more expensive than in Florianopolis.

Mexico City vs. Florianopolis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.46 R$40.55	$10.86 MX$197.31	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.49	$8.82 MX$160.32	+35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 R$6.66	$1.73 MX$31.47	+41.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 R$4.44	$1.30 MX$23.70	+59.9%
Average			+45.5%

Florianopolis vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.9% more for groceries

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 R$8.42	$2.63 MX$47.71	+69.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 R$24.62	$5.04 MX$91.60	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.66 R$19.91	$6.54 MX$118.83	+78.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 R$12.58	$2.61 MX$47.38	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 R$8.97	$3.80 MX$69.15	+130.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 R$5.79	$1.37 MX$24.88	+28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 R$3.14	$0.80 MX$14.54	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.12	$0.97 MX$17.69	+69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.81	$0.91 MX$16.47	+2.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 R$2.82	$0.96 MX$17.42	+85.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.73	$0.99 MX$18.07	+98.2%
Average			+56.9%

Florianopolis vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.5% less for transportation

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 R$24.26	$5.14 MX$93.37	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.93 R$206.32	$19.54 MX$355.17	-48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,027.03 R$147,010.81	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.93 R$64.89	$4.42 MX$80.42	-62.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.69 R$112.53	$30.93 MX$562.20	+49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.53 R$2,978.24	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+97.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$396.91 R$2,158.94	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.97 R$293.54	$37.36 MX$679.03	-30.8%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 2.0% more for childcare

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.71 R$2,554.95	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-8.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,692.45 R$52,721.12	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+12.4%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 R$13.18	$3.26 MX$59.19	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 R$11.06	$3.81 MX$69.31	+87.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 R$15.21	$4.34 MX$78.93	+55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 R$181.30	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+75.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.23 R$44.77	$6.51 MX$118.39	-20.9%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Florianopolis	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.17 R$376.26	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.28 R$376.82	$48.08 MX$873.77	-30.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.63 R$498.40	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.74 R$335.84	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+79.6%
Average			+13.1%

Florianopolis vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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