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Mar Del Plata vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mar Del Plata is 16.1% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% more in Mar Del Plata
Groceries: pay 23.5% less in Mar Del Plata
Transportation: pay 10.5% more in Mar Del Plata
Housing: pay 21.8% less in Mar Del Plata
Childcare: pay 66.7% less in Mar Del Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% less in Mar Del Plata
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Mar Del Plata

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

Mar Del Plata vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mar Del Plata instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 12.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$9.65 ARS13,954.46	-11.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$9.50 ARS13,737.55	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.96 ARS2,837.89	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.85 ARS2,675.21	+41.9%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 23.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.66 ARS2,407.69	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.38 ARS4,894.91	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.11 ARS5,939.21	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.54 ARS2,224.04	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.38 ARS3,443.59	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.45 ARS2,095.55	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.98 ARS1,413.51	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.69 ARS1,000.28	-28.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.12 ARS1,613.57	+23.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.57 ARS822.09	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.44 ARS642.80	-55.3%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 10.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.24 ARS6,130.80	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$10.00 ARS14,460.58	-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$27,800.00 ARS40,200,423.80	+38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$7.50 ARS10,845.44	+69.5%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 21.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$25.25 ARS36,512.97	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$283.75 ARS410,319.07	-73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$203.75 ARS294,634.40	-69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$65.26 ARS94,373.92	+74.7%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 66.7% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$160.00 ARS231,369.35	-62.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$3,200.00 ARS4,627,386.91	-70.6%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.76 ARS3,988.71	-27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	-19.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$22.25 ARS32,174.80	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$5.50 ARS7,953.32	-15.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Mar Del Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$79.75 ARS115,323.16	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	+30.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$83.33 ARS120,504.87	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	-43.6%
Average			-1.0%

Mexico City vs. Mar Del Plata - 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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