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Sarnia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sarnia is 45.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Sarnia
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Sarnia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Sarnia
Housing: pay 89.3% more in Sarnia
Childcare: pay 33.3% less in Sarnia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% more in Sarnia
Clothing: pay 3.3% more in Sarnia

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

Sarnia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarnia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$14.35 CA$19.80	+32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$9.51 CA$13.11	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.85 CA$2.56	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.67 CA$2.31	+28.4%
Average			+18.9%

Mexico City vs. Sarnia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$2.90 CA$4.01	+10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$9.55 CA$13.17	+89.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$7.35 CA$10.14	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$3.46 CA$4.78	+32.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$5.25 CA$7.24	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.91 CA$2.63	+39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.89 CA$1.23	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.87 CA$2.57	+91.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$2.26 CA$3.12	+149.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$1.44 CA$1.98	+49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$1.39 CA$1.92	+39.7%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$4.01 CA$5.53	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$53.82 CA$74.24	+175.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$24,382.26 CA$33,631.67	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$22.96 CA$31.67	+419.0%
Average			+148.5%

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pay 89.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$66.74 CA$92.05	+115.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$1,255.78 CA$1,732.16	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$932.87 CA$1,286.75	+37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$107.46 CA$148.23	+187.6%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 33.3% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$287.04 CA$395.92	-33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	??
Average			-33.3%

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pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$4.66 CA$6.43	+43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.57 CA$3.54	-32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$10.76 CA$14.85	+147.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$21.52 CA$29.69	-63.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$12.92 CA$17.82	+98.3%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Sarnia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$68.17 CA$94.03	+11.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$40.90 CA$56.42	-14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$91.85 CA$126.70	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$143.52 CA$197.96	+29.4%
Average			+3.3%

Mexico City vs. Sarnia - Cost of clothing

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