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San Miguel de Allende vs. London Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 40.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 12.0% more in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 43.0% less in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 56.8% less in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 84.3% less in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% less in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in San Miguel de Allende

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and clothing are lower in San Miguel de Allende.

San Miguel de Allende vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of London, you would:

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$12.00 MX$218.10	-55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$8.12 MX$147.63	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$1.41 MX$25.59	-54.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$1.02 MX$18.54	-47.1%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 12.0% more for groceries

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$3.87 MX$70.39	+79.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$4.12 MX$74.80	-25.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$5.37 MX$97.56	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.65 MX$48.23	-47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$5.53 MX$100.50	+40.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.91 MX$34.73	+25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.75 MX$13.71	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.29 MX$23.44	-10.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.28 MX$23.23	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.14 MX$20.77	+50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$1.41 MX$25.68	+69.9%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 43.0% less for transportation

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$4.99 MX$90.63	-30.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	$6.50 MX$118.11	-97.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$18,953.96 MX$344,480.68	-49.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$33.33 MX$605.75	+5.0%
Average			-43.0%

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pay 56.8% less for housing

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$35.42 MX$643.69	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$1,180.62 MX$21,457.31	-61.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$778.19 MX$14,143.26	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$47.64 MX$865.87	-81.4%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$352.00 MX$6,397.50	-85.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$4,873.88 MX$88,580.75	-82.9%
Average			-84.3%

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pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$3.01 MX$54.62	-65.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.62 MX$65.82	-30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$4.33 MX$78.74	-80.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$44.65 MX$811.54	-31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$6.50 MX$118.11	-67.6%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	London	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$64.99 MX$1,181.08	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$59.57 MX$1,082.65	+14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$111.92 MX$2,034.08	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$144.41 MX$2,624.61	-10.2%
Average			-12.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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