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Nova Friburgo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 44.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 51.9% less in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 45.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 60.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 73.1% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Nova Friburgo

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 51.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$3.91 R$21.28	-64.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$6.06 R$32.94	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$0.84 R$4.56	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.51 R$2.79	-60.7%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 45.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.57 R$8.53	-40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.35 R$23.65	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$3.34 R$18.16	-48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$1.90 R$10.34	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.45 R$7.91	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.68 R$3.68	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.53 R$2.87	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.42 R$2.30	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.54 R$2.94	-40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.36 R$1.95	-62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.35 R$1.92	-64.6%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.13 R$22.45	-19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$5.07 R$27.57	+14.6%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 60.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$16.63 R$90.46	-46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$149.07 R$810.85	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$93.17 R$506.78	-86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$29.06 R$158.06	-22.2%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 73.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$134.78 R$733.15	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	-77.4%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$0.93 R$5.07	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.61 R$8.78	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$1.49 R$8.11	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$20.50 R$111.49	-64.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$5.78 R$31.42	-11.3%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$59.01 R$320.96	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$65.22 R$354.75	+35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$60.56 R$329.41	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$40.99 R$222.98	-63.0%
Average			-18.3%

Mexico City vs. Nova Friburgo - 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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