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Fort St John vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Fort St John is 47.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Fort St John
Groceries: pay 39.1% more in Fort St John
Transportation: pay 98.5% more in Fort St John
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Fort St John
Childcare: pay 66.7% more in Fort St John
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Fort St John
Clothing: pay 5.9% more in Fort St John

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

Fort St John vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$13.63 CA$18.85	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$9.33 CA$12.90	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.79 CA$2.48	+3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.26 CA$1.74	-3.7%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 39.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$3.23 CA$4.47	+23.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.23 CA$4.47	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$8.69 CA$12.02	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.70 CA$5.12	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$5.45 CA$7.53	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$2.28 CA$3.15	+66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.29 CA$0.40	-64.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.71 CA$2.36	+75.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.62 CA$2.25	+79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$2.28 CA$3.15	+137.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.30 CA$1.80	+30.6%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 98.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.72 CA$6.53	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$28.70 CA$39.69	+46.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$15.79 CA$21.83	+256.8%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 38.6% more for housing

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$63.39 CA$87.65	+104.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$741.51 CA$1,025.40	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$717.59 CA$992.32	+6.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$65.34 CA$90.36	+74.9%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 66.7% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$717.59 CA$992.32	+66.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	??
Average			+66.7%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$6.37 CA$8.81	+95.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.19 CA$5.79	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$14.35 CA$19.85	+230.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$54.54 CA$75.42	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$10.76 CA$14.88	+65.2%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 5.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Fort St John
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$71.72 CA$99.18	+17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$47.29 CA$65.39	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$82.52 CA$114.12	-21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$143.52 CA$198.46	+29.4%
Average			+5.9%

Mexico City vs. Fort St John - Cost of clothing

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