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Alamogordo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Alamogordo is 52.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% more in Alamogordo
Groceries: pay 89.3% more in Alamogordo
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Alamogordo
Housing: pay 68.3% more in Alamogordo
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Alamogordo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in Alamogordo
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Alamogordo

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Alamogordo are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Alamogordo.

Alamogordo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$17.50	+61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$9.00	+2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.00	+15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$2.00	+53.4%
Average			+33.0%

Mexico City vs. Alamogordo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$4.05	+54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$8.15	+61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.40	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$5.08	+94.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$7.20	+89.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$2.62	+91.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.81	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$3.10	+219.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.78	+206.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$2.66	+177.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.18	+18.4%
Average			+89.3%

Mexico City vs. Alamogordo - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$2.98	-42.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$30,680.00	+53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	??
Average			+5.6%

Mexico City vs. Alamogordo - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$67.50	+118.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,047.50	-2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$825.00	+21.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$88.21	+136.1%
Average			+68.3%

Mexico City vs. Alamogordo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$1,340.00	+211.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$15,435.00	+41.6%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$5.00	+53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.50	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$11.00	+68.9%
Average			+46.8%

Mexico City vs. Alamogordo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Alamogordo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$58.00	-4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$57.00	+18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$88.33	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$100.00	-9.8%
Average			-3.1%

Mexico City vs. Alamogordo - Cost of clothing

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