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Ostrava vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Ostrava is 21.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% more in Ostrava
Groceries: pay 8.5% less in Ostrava
Transportation: pay 81.6% more in Ostrava
Housing: pay 65.9% more in Ostrava
Childcare: pay 4.0% less in Ostrava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Ostrava
Clothing: pay 3.9% more in Ostrava

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

Ostrava vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$194.45	$9.60 CZK197.64	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.99	$8.16 CZK168.00	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.02	$1.85 CZK38.09	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.36	$1.48 CZK30.55	+13.8%
Average			+0.4%

Mexico City vs. Ostrava - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.02	$1.43 CZK29.54	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.27	$6.10 CZK125.69	+21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.11	$4.33 CZK89.21	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.69	$3.06 CZK62.90	+17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.14	$4.63 CZK95.28	+21.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.52	$0.77 CZK15.95	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.33	$0.85 CZK17.51	+6.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.43	$1.03 CZK21.11	+5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.23	$1.41 CZK28.99	+55.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.17	$0.50 CZK10.37	-47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.81	$0.50 CZK10.21	-50.1%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 81.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.01	$6.64 CZK136.78	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$350.01	$26.40 CZK543.52	+35.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$358,761.43	$31,720.73 CZK653,117.19	+58.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.25	$13.44 CZK276.70	+203.7%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 65.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$554.04	$18.48 CZK380.47	-40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,328.39	$607.95 CZK12,517.50	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,130.02	$510.82 CZK10,517.53	-24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$669.17	$176.41 CZK3,632.15	+372.2%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 4.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,708.58	$439.97 CZK9,058.72	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$195,183.49	$9,785.64 CZK201,482.39	-10.2%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.34	$2.16 CZK44.47	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.31	$3.04 CZK62.64	-20.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.78	$7.66 CZK157.62	+76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,046.79	$49.92 CZK1,027.75	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.67	$8.64 CZK177.88	+32.6%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 3.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Ostrava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,091.58	$80.39 CZK1,655.11	+31.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$861.09	$52.10 CZK1,072.65	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,893.53	$91.79 CZK1,889.98	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,986.49	$97.91 CZK2,015.98	-11.7%
Average			+3.9%

Mexico City vs. Ostrava - Cost of clothing

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