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Colmar vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Colmar is 66.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Colmar
Groceries: pay 6.3% less in Colmar
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Colmar
Housing: pay 72.6% more in Colmar
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Colmar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.0% more in Colmar
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Colmar

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

Colmar vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Colmar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$17.52 €15.23	+61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$11.68 €10.16	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$2.53 €2.20	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$1.83 €1.59	+40.3%
Average			+45.0%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Colmar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$1.75 €1.52	-33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$11.10 €9.65	+120.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$5.13 €4.46	-21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$2.52 €2.19	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$3.44 €2.99	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$0.77 €0.67	-43.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$1.05 €0.92	+31.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$0.79 €0.69	-18.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$1.05 €0.92	+16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.53 €0.46	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.37 €0.32	-62.7%
Average			-6.3%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Colmar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$7.74 €6.73	+50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$60.73 €52.81	+210.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$37,835.12 €32,898.85	+88.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$20.09 €17.47	+354.0%
Average			+176.1%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Colmar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$33.97 €29.54	+9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$759.16 €660.11	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$622.90 €541.63	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$156.30 €135.90	+318.3%
Average			+72.6%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Colmar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$1,119.27 €973.24	+160.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$18,978.88 €16,502.74	+74.2%
Average			+117.2%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of childcare

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pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Colmar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$5.84 €5.08	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$2.84 €2.47	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$14.60 €12.69	+236.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$35.04 €30.47	-40.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$14.02 €12.19	+115.2%
Average			+73.0%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Colmar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$58.40 €50.78	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$29.20 €25.39	-39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$95.77 €83.28	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$128.47 €111.71	+15.8%
Average			-9.3%

Mexico City vs. Colmar - Cost of clothing

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