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Ebene vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ebene is 0.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% less in Ebene
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Ebene
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Ebene
Housing: pay 35.6% less in Ebene
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Ebene
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Ebene
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Ebene

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Ebene. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Ebene.

Ebene vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ebene
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.55 MUR301.90	-39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$6.55 MUR301.90	-25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.90 MUR41.26	-48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.55 MUR25.16	-58.1%
Average			-42.9%

Mexico City vs. Ebene - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ebene
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.75 MUR34.47	-71.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.31 MUR198.75	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$5.79 MUR266.66	-11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.33 MUR107.34	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.63 MUR120.96	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.82 MUR37.89	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.57 MUR26.25	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.66 MUR30.58	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.21 MUR55.69	+33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.45 MUR20.54	-53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.46 MUR21.30	-53.5%
Average			-28.5%

Mexico City vs. Ebene - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ebene
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$5.38 MUR247.92	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	+77.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+591.2%
Average			+224.4%

Mexico City vs. Ebene - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.6% less for housing

	Mexico City	Ebene
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	+7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$152.91 MUR7,044.34	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	+2.8%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ebene
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$158.37 MUR7,295.93	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.62	-55.9%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ebene
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.86 MUR85.54	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.59 MUR119.50	-32.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$5.90 MUR271.71	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$6.01 MUR276.74	-7.8%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Ebene
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$45.87 MUR2,113.30	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$43.69 MUR2,012.67	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	-53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	-55.7%
Average			-35.8%

Mexico City vs. Ebene - Cost of clothing

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