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Babol vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Babol is 48.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Babol
Groceries: pay 67.7% less in Babol
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Babol
Housing: pay 81.0% less in Babol
Childcare: pay 85.0% less in Babol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.3% less in Babol
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Babol

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Babol.

Babol vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Babol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$3.00 IRR126,338	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$4.50 IRR189,506	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.47 IRR19,798	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.94 IRR39,776	-27.6%
Average			-55.5%

Mexico City vs. Babol - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Babol
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.20 IRR8,422	-92.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$0.94 IRR39,714	-81.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$2.35 IRR99,064	-64.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.07 IRR45,169	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.41 IRR59,430	-62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.41 IRR17,234	-70.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.59 IRR24,655	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.38 IRR16,023	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.25 IRR10,417	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.24 IRR10,249	-74.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.20 IRR8,507	-79.7%
Average			-67.7%

Mexico City vs. Babol - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Babol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$2.75 IRR115,729	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	+239.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$2.85 IRR120,021	-35.6%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 81.0% less for housing

	Mexico City	Babol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$4.00 IRR168,450	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$192.64 IRR8,112,648	-82.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$97.07 IRR4,087,908	-85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$11.47 IRR483,055	-69.3%
Average			-81.0%

Mexico City vs. Babol - Cost of housing

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pay 85.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Babol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$49.00 IRR2,063,512	-88.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$2,011.10 IRR84,692,248	-81.5%
Average			-85.0%

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pay 74.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Babol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$0.65 IRR27,373	-80.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.08 IRR45,622	-71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$1.74 IRR73,306	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$10.00 IRR421,125	-82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$1.50 IRR63,169	-77.0%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Babol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$21.81 IRR918,652	-64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	-37.0%
Average			-31.5%

Mexico City vs. Babol - Cost of clothing

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