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Mexico City vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 32.8% cheaper than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 57.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP15.02	$10.86 MX$197.31	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.76	$8.82 MX$160.32	-38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.24	$1.73 MX$31.47	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.40	$1.30 MX$23.70	-30.2%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.48	$2.63 MX$47.71	+33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.95	$5.04 MX$91.60	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.49	$6.54 MX$118.83	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.80	$2.61 MX$47.38	-48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP2.98	$3.80 MX$69.15	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.32	$1.37 MX$24.88	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.23	$0.80 MX$14.54	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.48	$0.97 MX$17.69	-50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.27	$0.91 MX$16.47	-46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.94	$0.96 MX$17.42	-23.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.79	$0.99 MX$18.07	-5.7%
Average			-21.3%

Gibraltar vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.33	$5.14 MX$93.37	-11.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$355.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,661.10	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP23.02	$4.42 MX$80.42	-85.6%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 57.2% less for housing

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP53.06	$30.93 MX$562.20	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,518.30	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	-46.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,281.37	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	-60.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP80.73	$37.36 MX$679.03	-65.3%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP583.96	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25
Average			-44.8%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP4.00	$3.26 MX$59.19	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.63	$3.81 MX$69.31	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.55	$4.34 MX$78.93	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP60.06	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	-27.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP10.01	$6.51 MX$118.39	-51.2%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP99.69	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	-54.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP33.16	$48.08 MX$873.77	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP73.62	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP70.08	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+18.6%
Average			-4.8%

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