Cost of living comparison

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Santa Clarita vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Santa Clarita is 2.2 times more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 76.5% more in Santa Clarita
Groceries: pay 83.7% more in Santa Clarita
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Santa Clarita
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Santa Clarita
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Santa Clarita
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.0% more in Santa Clarita
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Santa Clarita

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Santa Clarita are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Santa Clarita.

Santa Clarita vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Clarita instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 76.5% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$18.50	+70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$15.00	+70.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$3.12	+80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$2.42	+85.3%
Average			+76.5%

Mexico City vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$3.97	+51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$12.68	+151.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$4.75	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$5.38	+106.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$4.81	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$3.00	+119.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.91	+13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.68	+72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.36	+50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$3.89	+306.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$1.50	+50.5%
Average			+83.7%

Mexico City vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$4.64	-9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$27.00	+38.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$20,000.00	-0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$22.78	+414.9%
Average			+110.8%

Mexico City vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$76.25	+146.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$2,908.33	+169.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$2,270.00	+235.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$166.24	+344.9%
Average			+224.0%

Mexico City vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$1,425.00	+231.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$37,000.00	+239.5%
Average			+235.3%

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pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$9.00	+176.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$6.14	+61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$11.82	+172.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$37.00	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$12.50	+91.9%
Average			+93.0%

Mexico City vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Santa Clarita
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$75.00	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$15.00	-68.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$50.00	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$143.33	+29.2%
Average			-17.3%

Mexico City vs. Santa Clarita - Cost of clothing

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