Cost of living comparison

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Nancy vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Nancy is 62.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% more in Nancy
Groceries: pay 15.0% more in Nancy
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Nancy
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Nancy
Childcare: pay 21.5% more in Nancy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.6% more in Nancy
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in Nancy

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

Nancy vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Nancy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$17.52 €15.08	+61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$11.68 €10.05	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$2.73 €2.35	+57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$1.75 €1.51	+34.3%
Average			+46.4%

Mexico City vs. Nancy - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.0% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Nancy
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$1.24 €1.07	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$8.18 €7.04	+62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$3.54 €3.04	-45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$3.22 €2.77	+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$6.31 €5.43	+65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$1.19 €1.03	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.85 €0.73	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$1.63 €1.41	+67.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.06 €0.91	+16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$1.10 €0.94	+14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$1.19 €1.03	+19.9%
Average			+15.0%

Mexico City vs. Nancy - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Nancy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$7.71 €6.64	+50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	$49.06 €42.23	+151.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$35,839.76 €30,851.12	+78.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$20.09 €17.29	+354.1%
Average			+158.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Nancy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$22.97 €19.77	-25.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$634.61 €546.27	-41.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$525.60 €452.44	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$227.76 €196.06	+509.6%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 21.5% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Nancy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$583.99 €502.71	+35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$11,679.90 €10,054.14	+7.2%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Nancy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$7.01 €6.03	+115.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$3.82 €3.29	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$12.85 €11.06	+195.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$30.17 €25.97	-48.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$14.02 €12.06	+115.2%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Nancy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$109.79 €94.51	+80.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$38.54 €33.18	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$95.78 €82.44	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$128.48 €110.60	+15.8%
Average			+16.7%

Mexico City vs. Nancy - Cost of clothing

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