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Mexico City vs. Grass Valley Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 30.1% cheaper than Grass Valley.

Restaurants: pay 21.3% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 26.9% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 54.1% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Grass Valley Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Grass Valley, you would:

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pay 21.3% less for restaurants

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$10.86 MX$198.62	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.82 MX$161.38	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75	$1.73 MX$31.68	-36.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$1.30 MX$23.86	-12.8%
Average			-21.3%

Grass Valley vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.00	$2.63 MX$48.03	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.55	$5.04 MX$92.21	-47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16	$6.54 MX$119.62	+26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30	$2.61 MX$47.69	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39	$3.80 MX$69.61	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.37 MX$25.05	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.80 MX$14.63	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.97 MX$17.81	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.24	$0.91 MX$16.58	-72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.96 MX$17.54	-4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88	$0.99 MX$18.19	-47.0%
Average			-26.9%

Grass Valley vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.70	$5.14 MX$93.99	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$357.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,753.89	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-45.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.42 MX$80.95
Average			-18.1%

Grass Valley vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.1% less for housing

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$30.93 MX$565.92	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,775.00	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,575.00	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.06	$37.36 MX$683.53	-71.9%
Average			-54.1%

Grass Valley vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,158.33	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$32,215.00	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-66.2%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$3.26 MX$59.59	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96	$3.81 MX$69.77	-36.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.00	$4.34 MX$79.45	-56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$6.51 MX$119.17	-47.9%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Grass Valley	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	+74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00	$48.08 MX$879.56	+37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$233.33	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	-52.5%
Average			+19.1%

Grass Valley vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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