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Parry Sound vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Parry Sound is 61.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Parry Sound
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Parry Sound
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Parry Sound
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Parry Sound
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Parry Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Parry Sound
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Parry Sound

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

Parry Sound vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Parry Sound instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$19.01 CA$26.39	+75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$10.08 CA$13.99	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$1.90 CA$2.63	+9.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$1.55 CA$2.15	+18.9%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$2.38 CA$3.31	-9.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$2.12 CA$2.94	-58.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$8.75 CA$12.14	+33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$3.14 CA$4.36	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$4.88 CA$6.78	+28.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$1.56 CA$2.17	+14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.33 CA$0.45	-59.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$0.33 CA$0.45	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$0.98 CA$1.36	+7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$0.76 CA$1.06	-20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$0.62 CA$0.86	-37.8%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$3.93 CA$5.46	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$9.32 CA$12.95	+110.7%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$53.79 CA$74.69	+73.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	+3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	+101.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$142.50 CA$197.88	+281.4%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	+200.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	??
Average			+200.0%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$5.02 CA$6.97	+54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$2.87 CA$3.98	-24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$12.12 CA$16.83	+179.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$33.71 CA$46.81	-42.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$10.76 CA$14.94	+65.2%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Parry Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$68.67 CA$95.36	+12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$56.90 CA$79.01	+18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$112.96 CA$156.86	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$152.41 CA$211.63	+37.4%
Average			+18.8%

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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: April 2026

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