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Preston vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Preston is 76.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% more in Preston
Groceries: pay 8.3% more in Preston
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Preston
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Preston
Childcare: pay 88.0% more in Preston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.6% more in Preston
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Preston

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

Preston vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Preston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$16.66 £12.49	+53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.68 £6.51	-1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.06 £1.54	+18.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.56 £1.17	+19.8%
Average			+22.6%

Mexico City vs. Preston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.3% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Preston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.46 £1.09	-44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.45 £4.09	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$6.14 £4.60	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.65 £2.74	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.77 £2.83	-0.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.27 £0.95	-7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.94 £0.70	+17.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.41 £1.06	+45.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.61 £1.21	+77.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.73 £0.54	-24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.86 £0.64	-13.7%
Average			+8.3%

Mexico City vs. Preston - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Preston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$7.14 £5.36	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$100.16 £75.08	+412.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+88.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$16.31 £12.23	+268.6%
Average			+202.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Preston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$42.01 £31.50	+35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$1,018.27 £763.32	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$845.77 £634.01	+24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$225.70 £169.19	+504.1%
Average			+139.8%

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pay 88.0% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Preston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$1,275.34 £956.03	+196.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$8,680.31 £6,506.98	-20.3%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Preston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$5.34 £4.00	+64.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.15 £3.11	+8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$17.29 £12.96	+298.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$42.29 £31.70	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$12.02 £9.01	+84.5%
Average			+85.6%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Preston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$79.01 £59.23	+29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$44.73 £33.53	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$73.45 £55.06	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$66.77 £50.05	-39.8%
Average			-11.9%

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