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Ciudad Del Este vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ciudad Del Este is 44.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 57.5% less in Ciudad Del Este
Groceries: pay 51.3% less in Ciudad Del Este
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in Ciudad Del Este
Housing: pay 49.3% less in Ciudad Del Este
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Ciudad Del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% less in Ciudad Del Este
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Ciudad Del Este

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Ciudad Del Este.

Ciudad Del Este vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ciudad Del Este instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 57.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$2.80 PYG18,235	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$4.69 PYG30,543	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$0.89 PYG5,790	-48.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$0.52 PYG3,382	-60.2%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 51.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$1.10 PYG7,151	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$3.46 PYG22,490	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$3.18 PYG20,708	-51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$1.79 PYG11,670	-31.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$1.39 PYG9,078	-63.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$0.76 PYG4,963	-44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.39 PYG2,543	-51.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$0.44 PYG2,895	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$0.49 PYG3,205	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.30 PYG1,964	-68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.35 PYG2,264	-65.0%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$3.61 PYG23,485	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$15,411.13 PYG100M	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$7.41 PYG48,231	+67.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 49.3% less for housing

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$14.94 PYG97,253	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$350.25 PYG2M	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$252.18 PYG2M	-62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$31.70 PYG206K	-15.2%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$163.92 PYG1M	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$1,541.11 PYG10M	-85.9%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$1.40 PYG9,117	-57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$1.87 PYG12,157	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$1.12 PYG7,294	-74.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$23.35 PYG152K	-60.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$4.55 PYG29,632	-30.1%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ciudad Del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$55.16 PYG359K	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$37.83 PYG246K	-21.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$78.06 PYG508K	-26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$55.34 PYG360K	-50.1%
Average			-26.8%

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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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