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Hermanus vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Hermanus is 10.0% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% less in Hermanus
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Hermanus
Transportation: pay 1.4% more in Hermanus
Housing: pay 38.2% more in Hermanus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% less in Hermanus
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Hermanus

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

Hermanus vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$14.34 ZAR242.72	+32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$4.30 ZAR72.82	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.23 ZAR20.87	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.63 ZAR10.68	-51.6%
Average			-24.9%

Mexico City vs. Hermanus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.26 ZAR21.36	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$3.69 ZAR62.48	-43.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.34 ZAR39.63	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.47 ZAR7.92	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.86 ZAR14.53	-5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	??
Average			-36.1%

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pay 1.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$5.21 ZAR88.20	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
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	??
Average			+1.4%

Mexico City vs. Hermanus - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$53.52 ZAR905.83	+73.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$516.23 ZAR8,737.91	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$430.19 ZAR7,281.59	-36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$100.34 ZAR1,698.32	+168.6%
Average			+38.2%

Mexico City vs. Hermanus - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	??

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pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.72 ZAR29.13	-54.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.73 ZAR63.11	-14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$18.16 ZAR307.45	-68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$4.88 ZAR82.52	-25.2%
Average			-40.8%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Hermanus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$57.36 ZAR970.88	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	+35.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$86.04 ZAR1,456.32	-22.4%
Average			+2.4%

Mexico City vs. Hermanus - Cost of clothing

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