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Fort Collins vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Fort Collins is 80.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% more in Fort Collins
Groceries: pay 29.1% more in Fort Collins
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Fort Collins
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Collins
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Fort Collins
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% more in Fort Collins
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Fort Collins

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

Fort Collins vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fort Collins instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 65.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$18.00	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$12.00	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.60	+50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$2.75	+110.9%
Average			+65.7%

Mexico City vs. Fort Collins - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$3.09	+17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.51	+9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$3.89	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$4.33	+66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.90	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.76	+28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.70	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.95	+100.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$2.28	+151.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.05	+9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.87	-12.2%
Average			+29.1%

Mexico City vs. Fort Collins - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$3.09	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$36,029.12	+79.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$17.41	+293.5%
Average			+111.2%

Mexico City vs. Fort Collins - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$76.67	+147.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,783.33	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$1,250.00	+84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$127.72	+241.9%
Average			+134.9%

Mexico City vs. Fort Collins - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$1,525.00	+254.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$12,500.00	+14.7%
Average			+134.5%

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pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$7.00	+114.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$5.17	+35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$9.50	+118.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$60.00	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$12.00	+84.2%
Average			+71.2%

Mexico City vs. Fort Collins - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Fort Collins
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$67.50	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$91.67	+90.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$80.00	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$108.33	-2.3%
Average			+18.7%

Mexico City vs. Fort Collins - Cost of clothing

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