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Karlovy Vary vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 14.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 10.1% less in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 82.2% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 81.5% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Karlovy Vary

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Karlovy Vary are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Karlovy Vary. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$8.16 CZK169.55	-24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$7.92 CZK164.56	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$2.02 CZK42.06	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.56 CZK32.41	+19.6%
Average			+0.4%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.43 CZK29.65	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$6.13 CZK127.42	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$4.26 CZK88.58	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.84 CZK59.10	+9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.27 CZK67.86	-14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.79 CZK16.40	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.82 CZK17.13	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.05 CZK21.84	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.58 CZK32.93	+74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.56 CZK11.63	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.51 CZK10.54	-49.0%
Average			-10.1%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$6.52 CZK135.39	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$26.40 CZK548.55	+35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	+43.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$14.30 CZK297.21	+223.3%
Average			+82.2%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$19.62 CZK407.72	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	-40.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+433.8%
Average			+81.5%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of housing

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-73.6%
Average			-64.5%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.16 CZK44.88	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.98 CZK61.84	-22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$7.68 CZK159.58	+76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$7.20 CZK149.60	+10.5%
Average			+6.9%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+45.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$38.40 CZK797.89	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-1.7%
Average			+4.9%

Mexico City vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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