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Bariloche vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bariloche is 5.2% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% more in Bariloche
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Bariloche
Transportation: pay 57.4% more in Bariloche
Housing: pay 21.2% less in Bariloche
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Bariloche
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% less in Bariloche
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Bariloche

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

Bariloche vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.88	$11.00 ARS15,343.30	+1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.34	$9.10 ARS12,693.09	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.09	$1.77 ARS2,464.23	+2.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.41	$1.65 ARS2,301.49	+26.5%
Average			+8.2%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.12	$2.50 ARS3,487.11	-4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.47	$7.83 ARS10,926.29	+55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.37	$5.35 ARS7,458.09	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.80	$2.71 ARS3,784.68	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.29	$3.79 ARS5,282.98	-0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.58	$1.04 ARS1,455.19	-23.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.36	$1.18 ARS1,645.00	+47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.47	$1.04 ARS1,455.19	+7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.27	$1.28 ARS1,782.08	+41.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.21	$0.44 ARS611.60	-54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.85	$0.36 ARS506.15	-63.5%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.22	$3.93 ARS5,478.07	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$350.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360K	$29,000.00 ARS40M	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.42	$11.10 ARS15,482.78	+150.9%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 21.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$555.26	$22.00 ARS30,686.60	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,370.91	$533.33 ARS744K	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,156.70	$533.33 ARS744K	-21.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$670.65	$43.33 ARS60,443.29	+16.0%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,725.54	$220.00 ARS307K	-48.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196K	$4,000.00 ARS6M	-63.3%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.46	$1.50 ARS2,092.27	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.46	$3.05 ARS4,254.28	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.95	$2.58 ARS3,598.70	-40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,049.10	$50.00 ARS69,742.26	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.93	$6.40 ARS8,933.98	-1.7%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Bariloche
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,093.98	$66.00 ARS92,059.79	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$862.99	$55.00 ARS76,716.49	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,897.70	$96.67 ARS135K	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,990.86	$105.00 ARS146K	-5.3%
Average			+2.2%

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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: March 2026

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