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Moose Jaw vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Moose Jaw is 40.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Moose Jaw
Groceries: pay 5.3% more in Moose Jaw
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Moose Jaw
Housing: pay 77.3% more in Moose Jaw
Childcare: pay 26.8% more in Moose Jaw
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.3% more in Moose Jaw
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Moose Jaw

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

Moose Jaw vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moose Jaw instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$17.94 CA$24.81	+65.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$10.05 CA$13.89	+13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.33 CA$3.22	+34.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.17 CA$1.61	-10.6%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 5.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$2.28 CA$3.15	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$3.96 CA$5.47	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$5.62 CA$7.77	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.05 CA$4.22	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$4.31 CA$5.95	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.36 CA$1.89	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.57 CA$0.78	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.08 CA$1.49	+10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.36 CA$1.89	+50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$1.41 CA$1.95	+46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.98 CA$1.35	-1.8%
Average			+5.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.07 CA$5.63	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$57.41 CA$79.39	+193.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$13.83 CA$19.13	+212.6%
Average			+101.8%

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pay 77.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$67.62 CA$93.51	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$813.27 CA$1,124.63	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$681.71 CA$942.70	+0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$117.58 CA$162.60	+214.7%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$511.28 CA$707.03	+18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$14,674.71 CA$20,292.92	+34.7%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$5.02 CA$6.95	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.69 CA$3.72	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$12.92 CA$17.86	+197.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$46.64 CA$64.50	-20.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$10.41 CA$14.39	+59.7%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Moose Jaw
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$50.23 CA$69.46	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$56.93 CA$78.72	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$83.24 CA$115.11	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$108.71 CA$150.34	-2.0%
Average			-5.6%

Mexico City vs. Moose Jaw - Cost of clothing

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