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Mexico

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France

Cannes vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Cannes is 54.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Cannes
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Cannes
Transportation: pay 75.8% more in Cannes
Housing: pay 58.5% more in Cannes
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Cannes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% more in Cannes
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Cannes

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

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Cannes vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Cannes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$22.39 €19.93	+101.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$14.56 €12.96	+31.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$3.36 €2.99	+106.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$2.35 €2.09	+80.7%
Average			+72.0%

Mexico City vs. Cannes - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Cannes
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$2.46 €2.19	-18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$13.72 €12.21	+127.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$7.06 €6.29	+5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$5.45 €4.85	+90.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$6.80 €6.05	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.78 €1.58	+24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.27 €1.13	+40.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.93 €1.72	+107.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$2.54 €2.26	+143.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$1.33 €1.18	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.27 €1.13	+49.5%
Average			+53.4%

Mexico City vs. Cannes - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Cannes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$8.26 €7.35	+43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$39.19 €34.88	+95.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	+60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	$23.51 €20.93	+259.7%
Average			+75.8%

Mexico City vs. Cannes - Cost of transportation

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pay 58.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Cannes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$41.06 €36.54	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,315.69 €1,171.01	+24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$1,063.75 €946.77	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$157.91 €140.55	+231.0%
Average			+58.5%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Cannes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$873.39 €777.35	+100.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$10,091.28 €8,981.60	-16.2%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Cannes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$7.84 €6.98	+134.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$4.48 €3.99	+17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$13.44 €11.96	+154.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$52.25 €46.51	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$12.32 €10.96	+84.5%
Average			+53.4%

Mexico City vs. Cannes - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Cannes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$82.11 €73.08	+16.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$55.99 €49.83	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$113.09 €100.66	+3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$121.30 €107.97	+4.6%
Average			+7.1%

Mexico City vs. Cannes - Cost of clothing

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