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Sombor vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Sombor is 12.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% less in Sombor
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Sombor
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Sombor
Housing: pay 2.7% more in Sombor
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Sombor
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% less in Sombor
Clothing: pay 17.1% less in Sombor

The cost of transportation and housing in Sombor are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Sombor.

Sombor vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Sombor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$7.98 RSD798	-26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$7.98 RSD798	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$1.99 RSD199	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$1.36 RSD136	+3.9%
Average			-4.3%

Mexico City vs. Sombor - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Sombor
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$0.63 RSD63	-76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$4.74 RSD474	-6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$4.83 RSD483	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.19 RSD219	-15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$3.09 RSD309	-18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$0.50 RSD50	-63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.86 RSD86	+7.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$0.72 RSD72	-25.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$0.88 RSD88	-2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.32 RSD32	-67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.27 RSD27	-72.7%
Average			-33.4%

Mexico City vs. Sombor - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Sombor
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$6.79 RSD679	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	$39.88 RSD3,988	+104.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865	+54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$5.58 RSD558	+26.2%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 2.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Sombor
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$16.95 RSD1,695	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$232.46 RSD23,247	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$191.81 RSD19,182	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$114.35 RSD11,435	+206.1%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Sombor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$182.32 RSD18,233	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$3,987.52 RSD398,768	-63.4%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Sombor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$2.24 RSD224	-31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$2.06 RSD206	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$4.49 RSD449	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$36.88 RSD3,688	-36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$4.67 RSD467	-28.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 17.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Sombor
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$63.55 RSD6,355	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$29.91 RSD2,991	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$79.75 RSD7,975	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$99.69 RSD9,969	-10.1%
Average			-17.1%

Mexico City vs. Sombor - Cost of clothing

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