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Castelo Branco vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Castelo Branco is 8.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Castelo Branco
Groceries: pay 18.2% less in Castelo Branco
Transportation: pay 60.6% more in Castelo Branco
Housing: pay 5.8% more in Castelo Branco
Childcare: pay 49.2% more in Castelo Branco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% less in Castelo Branco
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Castelo Branco

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

Castelo Branco vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castelo Branco instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$11.68 €10.03	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$9.93 €8.53	+12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.46 €1.25	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.28 €1.10	-1.5%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.34 €1.15	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.72 €4.05	-6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.10 €3.52	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.47 €2.98	+33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.24 €1.93	-41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.95 €0.82	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.58 €0.50	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.82 €0.71	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.11 €0.95	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.77 €0.66	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.70 €0.60	-29.5%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 60.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$7.35 €6.32	+43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$23.36 €20.06	+19.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$35,922.69 €30,850.80	+79.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$8.88 €7.62	+100.6%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 5.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$39.69 €34.08	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$525.60 €451.39	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$379.60 €326.00	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$71.05 €61.02	+90.2%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 49.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$628.37 €539.65	+46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$16,617.31 €14,271.13	+52.5%
Average			+49.2%

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pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.17 €1.00	-64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.32 €1.14	-65.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$6.19 €5.32	+42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$42.83 €36.78	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$7.01 €6.02	+7.6%
Average			-21.2%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Castelo Branco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$62.29 €53.50	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$42.18 €36.23	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$73.97 €63.53	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$64.24 €55.17	-42.1%
Average			-20.6%

Mexico City vs. Castelo Branco - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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