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Jaragua do Sul vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Jaragua do Sul is 21.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Jaragua do Sul
Groceries: pay 38.0% less in Jaragua do Sul
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Jaragua do Sul
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Jaragua do Sul
Childcare: pay 52.7% less in Jaragua do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Jaragua do Sul
Clothing: pay 7.2% less in Jaragua do Sul

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Jaragua do Sul.

Jaragua do Sul vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jaragua do Sul instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.46 R$40.55	-31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$6.52 R$35.49	-26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.23 R$6.66	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.62 R$3.38	-52.4%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 38.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.46 R$7.96	-44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.10 R$22.31	-18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$2.88 R$15.68	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.81 R$9.83	-30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.65 R$8.97	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.07 R$5.79	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.58 R$3.14	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.55 R$2.99	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.70 R$3.80	-22.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.52 R$2.82	-46.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.50 R$2.73	-49.6%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.06 R$22.10	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$33.55 R$182.50	+71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$20,316.87 R$110,511.58	+1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$11.74 R$63.87	+165.4%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$20.69 R$112.53	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$326.19 R$1,774.27	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$229.89 R$1,250.44	-66.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$53.97 R$293.54	+44.4%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 52.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$307.55 R$1,672.88	-28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$2,516.31 R$13,687.21	-76.9%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.86 R$10.14	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.49 R$8.11	-60.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.21 R$12.01	-49.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$24.54 R$133.49	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$6.52 R$35.49	+0.2%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 7.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Jaragua do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$52.81 R$287.26	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$68.34 R$371.75	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$91.63 R$498.40	-13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$61.74 R$335.84	-44.3%
Average			-7.2%

Mexico City vs. Jaragua do Sul - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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