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San Fernando vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 27.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 22.2% less in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 27.3% more in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 24.1% less in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% less in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 67.2% less in San Fernando

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

San Fernando vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$7.74 ₱457.63	-28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$3.44 ₱203.39	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$0.60 ₱35.59	-65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$0.43 ₱25.42	-67.0%
Average			-55.5%

Mexico City vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.2% less for groceries

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.72 ₱101.70	-34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$1.29 ₱76.27	-74.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$11.07 ₱654.44	+69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$2.34 ₱138.39	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$0.78 ₱46.13	-43.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.59 ₱34.60	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.78 ₱46.13	-19.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.59 ₱34.60	-35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.17 ₱69.19	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.59 ₱34.60	-41.1%
Average			-22.2%

Mexico City vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.31 ₱254.94	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$34,406.23 ₱2,033,924.55	+71.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$2.61 ₱154.58	-40.9%
Average			+4.9%

Mexico City vs. San Fernando - Cost of transportation

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pay 27.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$129.02 ₱7,627.22	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$120.42 ₱7,118.74	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$131.55 ₱7,776.77	+252.1%
Average			+27.3%

Mexico City vs. San Fernando - Cost of housing

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$430.08 ₱25,424.06	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$5,661.20 ₱334,661.59	-48.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$1.72 ₱101.70	-47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$1.98 ₱116.95	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$0.86 ₱50.85	-80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$12.90 ₱762.72	-77.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$5.16 ₱305.09	-20.8%
Average			-54.8%

Mexico City vs. San Fernando - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$17.20 ₱1,016.96	-64.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$34.41 ₱2,033.92	-67.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$38.71 ₱2,288.17	-65.1%
Average			-67.2%

Mexico City vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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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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