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Sankt Poelten vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sankt Poelten is 85.2% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 72.6% more in Sankt Poelten
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Sankt Poelten
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Sankt Poelten
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Sankt Poelten
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Sankt Poelten
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.8% more in Sankt Poelten
Clothing: pay 44.2% more in Sankt Poelten

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Sankt Poelten are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Sankt Poelten.

Sankt Poelten vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sankt Poelten instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 72.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$11.68 €10.05	+7.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$12.26 €10.56	+39.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$4.19 €3.60	+141.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$2.64 €2.27	+102.3%
Average			+72.6%

Mexico City vs. Sankt Poelten - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$2.45 €2.11	-6.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$10.13 €8.72	+101.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$6.41 €5.52	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$4.87 €4.19	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$6.63 €5.70	+74.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$1.34 €1.16	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$1.20 €1.03	+49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$1.47 €1.27	+51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.86 €1.60	+105.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.99 €0.85	+3.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.98 €0.84	-1.7%
Average			+41.8%

Mexico City vs. Sankt Poelten - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$6.69 €5.76	+30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$30,938.49 €26,632.07	+54.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$27.21 €23.42	+515.0%
Average			+199.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$37.68 €32.44	+21.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$759.16 €653.49	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$642.36 €552.95	-5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$319.26 €274.82	+754.5%
Average			+185.3%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	$434.81 €374.29	+1.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	$6,327.23 €5,446.52	-41.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 72.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$5.84 €5.03	+79.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$4.45 €3.83	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$7.83 €6.74	+80.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$14.02 €12.06	+115.2%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 44.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Sankt Poelten
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$105.81 €91.09	+73.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$44.94 €38.69	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$105.76 €91.04
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$183.56 €158.01	+65.5%
Average			+44.2%

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