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Mexico City vs. Fort St John Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 18.9% cheaper than Fort St John.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 6.9% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 31.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 13.5% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Mexico City

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Fort St John Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Fort St John, you would:

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.63 CA$18.85	$10.86 MX$197.31	-20.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.33 CA$12.90	$8.82 MX$160.32	-5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 CA$2.48	$1.73 MX$31.47	-3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 CA$1.74	$1.30 MX$23.70	+3.8%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 6.9% less for groceries

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CA$4.47	$2.63 MX$47.71	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 CA$4.47	$5.04 MX$91.60	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.69 CA$12.02	$6.54 MX$118.83	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 CA$5.12	$2.61 MX$47.38	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.45 CA$7.53	$3.80 MX$69.15	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$1.37 MX$24.88	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 CA$0.40	$0.80 MX$14.54	+179.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 CA$2.36	$0.97 MX$17.69	-43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 CA$2.25	$0.91 MX$16.47	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.28 CA$3.15	$0.96 MX$17.42	-57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 CA$1.80	$0.99 MX$18.07	-23.4%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 CA$6.53	$5.14 MX$93.37	+8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 CA$39.69	$19.54 MX$355.17	-31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.79 CA$21.83	$4.42 MX$80.42	-72.0%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 13.5% less for housing

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.39 CA$87.65	$30.93 MX$562.20	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$741.51 CA$1,025.40	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$717.59 CA$992.32	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	-5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.34 CA$90.36	$37.36 MX$679.03	-42.8%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$717.59 CA$992.32	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25
Average			-40.0%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.37 CA$8.81	$3.26 MX$59.19	-48.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.19 CA$5.79	$3.81 MX$69.31	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 CA$19.85	$4.34 MX$78.93	-69.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.54 CA$75.42	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.76 CA$14.88	$6.51 MX$118.39	-39.5%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Fort St John	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.72 CA$99.18	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.29 CA$65.39	$48.08 MX$873.77	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.52 CA$114.12	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.52 CA$198.46	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-22.7%
Average			-2.0%

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