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Massy vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Massy is 90.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% more in Massy
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Massy
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Massy
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Massy
Childcare: pay 19.5% more in Massy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in Massy
Clothing: pay 42.4% more in Massy

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Massy are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Massy.

Massy vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.3% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Massy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.88	$16.35 €14.26	+50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.34	$14.02 €12.23	+58.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.09	$2.92 €2.55	+68.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.41	$2.34 €2.04	+79.1%
Average			+64.3%

Mexico City vs. Massy - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Massy
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.12	$2.10 €1.83	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.47	$8.76 €7.64	+73.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.37	$5.67 €4.95	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.80	$4.04 €3.53	+55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.29	$6.68 €5.83	+75.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.58	$1.64 €1.43	+20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.36	$0.98 €0.85	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.47	$0.99 €0.86	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.27	$1.81 €1.58	+100.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.21	$1.21 €1.06	+26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.85	$1.47 €1.28	+47.5%
Average			+35.4%

Mexico City vs. Massy - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Massy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.22	$8.06 €7.03	+56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$350.78	$99.57 €86.85	+409.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360K	$37,835.12 €33,004.86	+88.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.42	$27.70 €24.17	+526.1%
Average			+270.4%

Mexico City vs. Massy - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Massy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$555.26	$37.58 €32.78	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,370.91	$1,226.33 €1,069.77	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,156.70	$905.15 €789.59	+33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$670.65	$167.63 €146.23	+348.7%
Average			+104.4%

Mexico City vs. Massy - Cost of housing

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pay 19.5% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Massy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,725.54	$798.09 €696.20	+85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196K	$5,839.65 €5,094.13	-46.4%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Massy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.46	$8.18 €7.13	+151.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.46	$4.67 €4.08	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.95	$14.02 €12.23	+222.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,049.10	$37.96 €33.11	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.93	$15.18 €13.24	+133.1%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 42.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Massy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,093.98	$118.15 €103.06	+93.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$862.99	$58.40 €50.94	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,897.70	$123.08 €107.37	+16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,990.86	$152.68 €133.19	+37.7%
Average			+42.4%

Mexico City vs. Massy - Cost of clothing

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