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Moroni vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 21.9% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 33.8% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 65.2% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 76.1% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 62.8% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 15.6% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Moroni

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

Moroni vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$6.42 KMF2,730	-40.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$8.30 KMF3,529	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$1.04 KMF442	-40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.67 KMF285	-48.5%
Average			-33.8%

Mexico City vs. Moroni - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.2% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$0.59 KMF251	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$4.02 KMF1,708	-20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$17.01 KMF7,228	+160.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$5.23 KMF2,223	+100.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$2.38 KMF1,013	+74.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$1.95 KMF829	+115.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$2.13 KMF905	+122.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$1.46 KMF621	+47.1%
Average			+65.2%

Mexico City vs. Moroni - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$11.89 KMF5,055	+131.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$33.58 KMF14,271	+71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$19,879.18 KMF8,448,651	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$8.93 KMF3,796	+101.9%
Average			+76.1%

Mexico City vs. Moroni - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$76.92 KMF32,690	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$759.19 KMF322,657	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$630.71 KMF268,054	-6.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$89.32 KMF37,960	+139.1%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 15.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$415.80 KMF176,717	-3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$14,673.45 KMF6,236,217	+34.6%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$1.09 KMF462	-66.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$1.83 KMF779	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$35.88 KMF15,248	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$6.79 KMF2,884	+4.2%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$63.07 KMF26,805	+3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$63.07 KMF26,805	+31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$114.46 KMF48,647	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$88.77 KMF37,726	-20.0%
Average			+5.8%

Mexico City vs. Moroni - Cost of clothing

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