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Mexico

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Grenada

St. George's vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 2.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 50.0% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 9.0% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 81.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in St. George's

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

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St. George's vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$7.40 EC$20.00	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$8.33 EC$22.50	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$1.94 EC$5.25	+19.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$1.94 EC$5.25	+49.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 50.0% more for groceries

	Mexico City	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$2.38 EC$6.44	-21.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$6.93 EC$18.74	+15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$15.41 EC$41.64	+129.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$4.26 EC$11.50	+48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$4.26 EC$11.50	-3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$6.11 EC$16.50	+327.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.11 EC$3.00	+23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$0.74 EC$2.00	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$2.59 EC$7.00	+148.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$1.30 EC$3.50	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$1.67 EC$4.50	+96.0%
Average			+50.0%

Mexico City vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Mexico City	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$5.28 EC$14.26	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$64.35 EC$173.91	+221.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	??
Average			+42.1%

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pay 9.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$50.94 EC$137.67	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	-34.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$192.10 EC$519.15	+302.6%
Average			+9.0%

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pay 81.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$55.50 EC$150.00	-87.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-72.4%
Average			-81.2%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$2.78 EC$7.50	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$4.38 EC$11.83	+15.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$37.00 EC$100.00	-35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$11.10 EC$30.00	+66.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Mexico City	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$35.15 EC$95.00	-50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$44.40 EC$120.00	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$50.57 EC$136.67	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$87.57 EC$236.67	-24.5%
Average			-38.4%

Mexico City vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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