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Punta del Este vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Punta del Este is 48.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% more in Punta del Este
Groceries: pay 17.8% more in Punta del Este
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Punta del Este
Housing: pay 41.5% more in Punta del Este
Childcare: pay 8.6% less in Punta del Este
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.4% more in Punta del Este
Clothing: pay 22.5% more in Punta del Este

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Punta del Este are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Punta del Este.

Punta del Este vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$15.04 UYU596.22	+38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$11.28 UYU447.16	+27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$2.31 UYU91.50	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$1.77 UYU70.27	+35.9%
Average			+33.9%

Mexico City vs. Punta del Este - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$2.46 UYU97.72	-6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$7.00 UYU277.63	+38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$4.80 UYU190.37	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$4.00 UYU158.50	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$5.07 UYU200.88	+33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.43 UYU56.81	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$1.18 UYU46.66	+47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.68 UYU26.88	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$1.65 UYU65.36	+81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$1.01 UYU39.95	+5.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.94 UYU37.43	-5.0%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$7.23 UYU286.64	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$50.13 UYU1,987.40	+156.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$30,079.40 UYU1,192,439.33	+50.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	+571.0%
Average			+204.6%

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pay 41.5% more for housing

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$40.73 UYU1,614.76	+31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$1,133.57 UYU44,937.99	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$883.51 UYU35,025.19	+30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$74.28 UYU2,944.57	+98.8%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	+11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$7,770.51 UYU308,046.83	-28.7%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$3.76 UYU149.05	+15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$4.26 UYU168.93	+11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$5.01 UYU198.74	+15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$79.38 UYU3,146.71	+35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$10.03 UYU397.48	+53.9%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 22.5% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Punta del Este
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	+63.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	+14.0%
Average			+22.5%

Mexico City vs. Punta del Este - Cost of clothing

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