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Durres vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Durres is 0.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 4.7% more in Durres
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Durres
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Durres
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Durres
Childcare: pay 58.2% less in Durres
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Durres
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Durres

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

Durres vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Durres
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$11.66 ALL960	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$13.26 ALL1,091	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.75 ALL144	+0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.78 ALL64	-39.9%
Average			+4.7%

Mexico City vs. Durres - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Durres
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.12 ALL93	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$5.72 ALL471	+13.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.64 ALL629	+16.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.66 ALL302	+40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.55 ALL293	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.59 ALL49	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$1.11 ALL92	+38.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.69 ALL57	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.53 ALL44	-41.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.50 ALL41	-47.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.48 ALL40	-51.4%
Average			-16.4%

Mexico City vs. Durres - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Durres
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$8.38 ALL690	+63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$18.68 ALL1,538	-4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$15,666.91 ALL1,289,848	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$22.90 ALL1,885	+417.5%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Mexico City	Durres
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$18.56 ALL1,528	-40.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$430.01 ALL35,403	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$342.73 ALL28,217	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$66.78 ALL5,498	+78.7%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 58.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Durres
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$180.77 ALL14,883	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$4,519.30 ALL372,071	-58.5%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Durres
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.77 ALL228	-14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.23 ALL184	-41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$4.28 ALL352	-1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$38.16 ALL3,142	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$7.23 ALL595	+11.0%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Durres
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$39.17 ALL3,225	-35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$40.67 ALL3,349	-15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$87.37 ALL7,193	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$158.68 ALL13,064	+43.1%
Average			-6.3%

Mexico City vs. Durres - Cost of clothing

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