Cost of living comparison

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Pale vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Pale is 7.5% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 4.0% less in Pale
Groceries: pay 16.2% less in Pale
Transportation: pay 36.4% more in Pale
Housing: pay 21.7% more in Pale
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Pale
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Pale
Clothing: pay 5.7% more in Pale

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

Pale vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Pale
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$9.01 BAM15.00	-17.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$8.41 BAM14.00	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.97 BAM3.28	+13.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.20 BAM2.00	-7.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 16.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Pale
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.26 BAM2.10	-51.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$4.93 BAM8.22	-2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$5.36 BAM8.92	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.81 BAM4.68	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.89 BAM6.47	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.71 BAM1.18	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.86 BAM1.43	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.95 BAM1.59	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.97 BAM1.62	+7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.54 BAM0.91	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.63 BAM1.05	-36.8%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 36.4% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Pale
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.72 BAM9.52	+11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$18.01 BAM29.99	-7.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$29,117.48 BAM48,484.92	+45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$8.71 BAM14.50	+96.7%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 21.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Pale
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$25.02 BAM41.65	-19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$190.61 BAM317.40	-82.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$165.10 BAM274.91	-75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$135.85 BAM226.20	+263.6%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Pale
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$242.40 BAM403.62	-43.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$3,437.06 BAM5,723.22	-68.5%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Pale
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$1.95 BAM3.25	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.67 BAM2.78	-56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$3.81 BAM6.35	-12.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$24.01 BAM39.99	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$4.50 BAM7.50	-30.9%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 5.7% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Pale
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$78.55 BAM130.79	+28.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$39.02 BAM64.98	-18.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$101.87 BAM169.63	-3.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$129.08 BAM214.93	+16.4%
Average			+5.7%

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