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Port St Lucie vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Port St Lucie is 78.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% more in Port St Lucie
Groceries: pay 36.5% more in Port St Lucie
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Port St Lucie
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Port St Lucie
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Port St Lucie
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.0% more in Port St Lucie
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Port St Lucie

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Port St Lucie are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Port St Lucie.

Port St Lucie vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port St Lucie instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 61.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$196.39	$20.00	+84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.57	$11.29	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.33	$2.93	+69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.59	$2.17	+66.1%
Average			+61.9%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.49	$3.69	+40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.17	$5.14	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.28	$4.17	-36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.16	$4.37	+67.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.82	$4.94	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.77	$2.25	+64.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.47	$0.88	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.61	$2.00	+105.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.39	$1.56	+72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.34	$1.23	+28.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.98	$1.16	+16.3%
Average			+36.5%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.93	$3.19	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$353.50	$90.00	+360.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$362K	$23,436.41	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.04	$18.10	+309.1%
Average			+162.2%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$559.56	$73.38	+137.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	$1,579.00	+46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,250.91	$1,524.00	+125.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$675.84	$152.61	+308.5%
Average			+154.2%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,785.40	$1,175.00	+173.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$197K	$17,233.33	+58.1%
Average			+115.5%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.92	$5.00	+53.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.99	$4.33	+13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.56	$7.50	+72.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,057.23	$35.00	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.83	$15.00	+130.3%
Average			+46.0%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Port St Lucie
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	$40.75	-33.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$869.67	$31.67	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	$86.50	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	$92.25	-16.8%
Average			-25.6%

Mexico City vs. Port St Lucie - Cost of clothing

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