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Mexico

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Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sharm El Sheikh is 56.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Groceries: pay 59.8% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Transportation: pay 74.0% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Housing: pay 42.4% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Childcare: pay 72.9% less in Sharm El Sheikh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% less in Sharm El Sheikh

Expenses including transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sharm El Sheikh.

Sharm El Sheikh vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sharm El Sheikh instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 50.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$189.70	$8.31 EGP430.25	-23.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$154.13	$5.71 EGP295.80	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.26	$0.34 EGP17.75	-80.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.79	$0.48 EGP25.10	-62.8%
Average			-50.4%

Mexico City vs. Sharm El Sheikh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.87	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$88.07	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$114.25	$3.54 EGP183.23	-45.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$45.55	$1.40 EGP72.28	-46.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$66.48	$1.88 EGP97.58	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.92	$0.75 EGP39.03	-44.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.98	$0.24 EGP12.20	-70.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.01	$0.24 EGP12.20	-75.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.83	$0.14 EGP7.32	-84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.75	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.37	??
Average			-59.8%

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pay 74.0% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$89.77	$1.34 EGP69.22	-74.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$341.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$350K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$77.31	??
Average			-74.0%

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pay 42.4% less for housing

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$540.49	$29.20 EGP1,511.44	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,855.84	$382.94 EGP19,824.83	-64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,833.45	$291.24 EGP15,077.25	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$652.81	??
Average			-42.4%

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pay 72.9% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,520.11	$116.78 EGP6,045.74	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$190K	??
Average			-72.9%

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pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.91	$3.12 EGP161.34	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$66.64	$1.87 EGP96.81	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$75.88	$1.77 EGP91.43	-59.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,021.20	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$113.82	??
Average			-38.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Mexico City	Sharm El Sheikh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,064.89	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$840.04	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,847.24	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,937.92	??

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