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Amadora vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Amadora is 17.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% more in Amadora
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Amadora
Transportation: pay 73.0% more in Amadora
Housing: pay 65.6% more in Amadora
Childcare: pay 1.2% more in Amadora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% less in Amadora
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Amadora

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

Amadora vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Amadora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$11.68 €9.95	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$9.34 €7.96	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.99 €1.69	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.40 €1.19	+7.5%
Average			+8.9%

Mexico City vs. Amadora - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Amadora
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.64 €1.39	-37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$5.84 €4.98	+15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$3.92 €3.34	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.01 €2.56	+15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.29 €2.81	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.88 €0.75	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.78 €0.66	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.72 €0.62	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.20 €1.02	+32.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.68 €0.58	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.83 €0.70	-16.9%
Average			-12.5%

Mexico City vs. Amadora - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Amadora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$7.43 €6.33	+44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$46.72 €39.81	+139.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$23,359.79 €19,902.68	+16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.48 €7.22	+91.6%
Average			+73.0%

Mexico City vs. Amadora - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Amadora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$29.16 €24.85	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$992.79 €845.86	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$875.99 €746.35	+29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$129.62 €110.44	+246.9%
Average			+65.6%

Mexico City vs. Amadora - Cost of housing

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pay 1.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Amadora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$350.40 €298.54	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$13,198.28 €11,245.02	+21.1%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Amadora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.34 €1.99	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.14 €1.82	-43.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$6.48 €5.52	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$40.72 €34.70	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$8.18 €6.97	+25.5%
Average			-5.5%

Mexico City vs. Amadora - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Amadora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$70.08 €59.71	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$35.01 €29.83	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$101.23 €86.24	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$81.76 €69.66	-26.3%
Average			-10.7%

Mexico City vs. Amadora - Cost of clothing

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