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Ceske Budejovice vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ceske Budejovice is 44.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 68.3% more in Ceske Budejovice
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Ceske Budejovice
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in Ceske Budejovice
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Ceske Budejovice
Childcare: pay 11.8% more in Ceske Budejovice
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Ceske Budejovice
Clothing: pay 0.7% more in Ceske Budejovice

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

Ceske Budejovice vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ceske Budejovice instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 68.3% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$9.60 CZK198.41	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$16.32 CZK337.29	+85.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$2.11 CZK43.65	+21.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$3.62 CZK74.90	+177.9%
Average			+68.3%

Mexico City vs. Ceske Budejovice - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.98 CZK40.85	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$7.21 CZK148.97	+43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.42 CZK112.01	-17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.62 CZK74.72	+38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$4.73 CZK97.77	+24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.68 CZK14.10	-50.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.82 CZK16.93	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.05 CZK21.66	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.46 CZK30.22	+61.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.76 CZK15.66	-21.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.53 CZK11.02	-46.4%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$6.79 CZK140.40	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$20.16 CZK416.66	+3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$33,597.39 CZK694,427.74	+67.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$10.90 CZK225.19	+146.2%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$19.20 CZK396.82	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$875.93 CZK18,104.72	-18.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$647.95 CZK13,392.53	-4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$278.74 CZK5,761.29	+646.1%
Average			+146.3%

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pay 11.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$535.96 CZK11,077.78	+24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$10,799.16 CZK223,208.92	-0.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.88 CZK59.52	-11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.22 CZK66.47	-15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$7.80 CZK161.21	+79.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$57.60 CZK1,190.45	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$9.60 CZK198.41	+47.4%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 0.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Ceske Budejovice
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$55.20 CZK1,140.85	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$42.00 CZK868.03	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$101.99 CZK2,108.08	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$142.18 CZK2,938.67	+28.2%
Average			+0.7%

Mexico City vs. Ceske Budejovice - Cost of clothing

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