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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Garza Garcia is 38.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Groceries: pay 13.4% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Transportation: pay 89.9% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Housing: pay 36.8% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Childcare: pay 18.5% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Clothing: pay 36.3% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in San Pedro Garza Garcia are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in San Pedro Garza Garcia.

San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Garza Garcia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 39.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$19.00 MX$342.25	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$12.21 MX$220.02	+38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.90 MX$34.22	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.77 MX$31.94	+36.0%
Average			+39.8%

Mexico City vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.27 MX$40.98	-13.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$5.21 MX$93.88	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$9.71 MX$174.99	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.03 MX$54.56	+16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$4.55 MX$81.91	+19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.71 MX$30.75	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.66 MX$11.89	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.34 MX$24.22	+38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.91 MX$16.45	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.30 MX$23.50	+36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.91 MX$16.31	-8.9%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 89.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.01 MX$90.30	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$48.85 MX$880.06	+150.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$44,461.63 MX$800,927.43	+122.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	??
Average			+89.9%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$28.75 MX$517.93	-7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$1,221.37 MX$22,001.62	+13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$1,384.22 MX$24,935.17	+104.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	??
Average			+36.8%

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pay 18.5% more for childcare

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$325.70 MX$5,867.10	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$17,587.71 MX$316,823.33	+61.4%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.94 MX$70.89	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$4.07 MX$73.34	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$85.04 MX$1,531.96	+45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$10.86 MX$195.57	+66.7%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 36.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$81.42 MX$1,466.77	+33.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$43.43 MX$782.28	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$184.56 MX$3,324.69	+74.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$162.85 MX$2,933.55	+46.8%
Average			+36.3%

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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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