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Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 31.9% more expensive than Karlovy Vary.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 22.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Karlovy Vary. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Karlovy Vary, you would:

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.16 CZK169.55	$10.86 MX$195.79	+33.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 CZK164.56	$8.82 MX$159.08	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 CZK42.06	$1.73 MX$31.23	-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 CZK32.41	$1.30 MX$23.52	-16.4%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CZK29.65	$2.63 MX$47.34	+84.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 CZK127.42	$5.04 MX$90.89	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.26 CZK88.58	$6.54 MX$117.92	+53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 CZK59.10	$2.61 MX$47.01	-8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 CZK67.86	$3.80 MX$68.61	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CZK16.40	$1.37 MX$24.69	+73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 CZK17.13	$0.80 MX$14.43	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.84	$0.97 MX$17.55	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CZK32.93	$0.91 MX$16.34	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.63	$0.96 MX$17.29	+71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.54	$0.99 MX$17.93	+95.9%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.52 CZK135.39	$5.14 MX$92.65	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.55	$19.54 MX$352.42	-26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.30 CZK297.21	$4.42 MX$79.79	-69.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 22.1% more for housing

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 CZK407.72	$30.93 MX$557.85	+57.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	+44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	+67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	$37.36 MX$673.78	-81.3%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	+124.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	+278.4%
Average			+201.3%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 CZK44.88	$3.26 MX$58.74	+50.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK61.84	$3.81 MX$68.78	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.68 CZK159.58	$4.34 MX$78.32	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 CZK149.60	$6.51 MX$117.47	-9.5%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Karlovy Vary	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	-31.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.40 CZK797.89	$48.08 MX$867.02	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	+1.7%
Average			-0.1%

Karlovy Vary vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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