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Punta Arenas vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 13.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 72.8% more in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 22.3% less in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Punta Arenas

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

Punta Arenas vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$11.02 CLF0.2600	+1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.13 CLF0.1900	-7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$2.17 CLF0.0500	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.43 CLF0.0300	+9.8%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.55 CLF0.0400	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$7.35 CLF0.1700	+45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.84 CLF0.1100	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$4.23 CLF0.1000	+62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$4.16 CLF0.1000	+9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-15.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$1.05 CLF0.0200	+30.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.02 CLF0.0200	+4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.52 CLF0.0400	+67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.66 CLF0.0200	-30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$1.07 CLF0.0300	+7.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 72.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$5.57 CLF0.1300	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$20.00 CLF0.4700	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$17.32 CLF0.4100	+291.5%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$21.34 CLF0.5000	-31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$587.92 CLF13.8100	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$390.46 CLF9.1700	-42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$117.30 CLF2.7600	+214.0%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 22.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$419.94 CLF9.8600	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	-42.2%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$3.62 CLF0.0900	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$3.88 CLF0.0900	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$5.35 CLF0.1300	+23.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$47.24 CLF1.1100	-19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$6.56 CLF0.1500	+0.7%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$60.37 CLF1.4200	-0.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$41.99 CLF0.9900	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$99.74 CLF2.3400	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$131.23 CLF3.0800	+18.3%
Average			-0.2%

Mexico City vs. Punta Arenas - Cost of clothing

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