Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 25.2% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 48.4% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 29.7% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 12.1% more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Mexico

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Mexico are more expensive than in Georgia.

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Mexico vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$10.46 MX$193.35	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$9.03 MX$166.91	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$1.43 MX$26.47	+22.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.04 MX$19.32	+94.5%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 48.4% more for groceries

	Georgia	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$2.72 MX$50.21	+321.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$4.30 MX$79.55	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$6.19 MX$114.55	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$2.55 MX$47.12	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$3.66 MX$67.67	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$1.30 MX$23.98	+107.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.70 MX$12.93	-12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$0.94 MX$17.44	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$0.84 MX$15.45	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.90 MX$16.67	+140.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.91 MX$16.80	+198.3%
Average			+48.4%

Georgia vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Georgia	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$5.55 MX$102.60	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$30.03 MX$555.39	+158.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$21,794.64 MX$403K	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$20.12 MX$372.17	+223.1%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 29.7% more for housing

	Georgia	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$30.02 MX$555.11	+91.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+35.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$49.08 MX$907.55	-20.6%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

	Georgia	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	-0.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$5,712.49 MX$106K	+26.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.63 MX$48.58	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$3.45 MX$63.89	+7.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$4.64 MX$85.88	+43.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$39.21 MX$725.11	-18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$5.46 MX$100.90	-9.9%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Georgia	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$42.67 MX$789.09	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	-14.9%
Average			-14.6%

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