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Osasco vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Osasco is 11.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Osasco
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Osasco
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Osasco
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Osasco
Childcare: pay 26.4% less in Osasco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% less in Osasco
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Osasco

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Osasco. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Osasco.

Osasco vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Osasco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$6.52 R$35.47	-39.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$7.45 R$40.54	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.22 R$6.64	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.87 R$4.73	-33.3%
Average			-29.5%

Mexico City vs. Osasco - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Osasco
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.68 R$9.12	-36.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.41 R$23.99	-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$3.98 R$21.63	-39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.66 R$14.48	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.82 R$9.89	-52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.08 R$5.86	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.85 R$4.63	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.74 R$4.05	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.88 R$4.80	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.66 R$3.60	-30.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.61 R$3.29	-39.1%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Osasco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.04 R$21.98	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$50.12 R$272.65	+156.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$12.53 R$68.14	+183.1%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Osasco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$17.89 R$97.30	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$350.45 R$1,906.26	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$260.87 R$1,418.99	-61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$46.29 R$251.79	+23.9%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Osasco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$363.36 R$1,976.45	-15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	-37.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Osasco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.24 R$12.16	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.96 R$10.64	-48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$2.63 R$14.32	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$22.83 R$124.16	-60.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$8.39 R$45.61	+28.7%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Osasco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$54.85 R$298.37	-10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$45.57 R$247.86	-5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$88.99 R$484.03	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$74.26 R$403.92	-33.0%
Average			-16.0%

Mexico City vs. Osasco - 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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