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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 15.6% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 45.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 64.4% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 27.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$5.42 MX$97.66	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$5.96 MX$107.43	-32.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.62 MX$29.30	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.01 MX$18.23	-22.5%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$3.52 MX$63.48	+34.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$3.25 MX$58.60	-35.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$5.44 MX$98.05	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.30 MX$41.54	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$1.87 MX$33.67	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.51 MX$27.32	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.92 MX$16.54	+14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.98 MX$17.72	+0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.64 MX$11.52	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.74 MX$13.29	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.80 MX$14.40	-19.7%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$5.09 MX$91.81	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$27.08 MX$488.31	+38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$24.37 MX$439.48	+450.8%
Average			+117.4%

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pay 45.2% less for housing

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$20.01 MX$360.86	-35.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$25.60 MX$461.67	-31.5%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 64.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-76.1%
Average			-64.4%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.71 MX$48.83	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.26 MX$40.69	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$1.90 MX$34.18	-56.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$22.34 MX$402.85	-61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$6.77 MX$122.08	+3.9%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$18.95 MX$341.82	-68.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$27.08 MX$488.31	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$54.15 MX$976.62	-51.2%
Average			-43.6%

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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: December 2025

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