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Toamasina vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Toamasina is 44.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% less in Toamasina
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Toamasina
Transportation: pay 19.0% less in Toamasina
Housing: pay 20.5% less in Toamasina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% less in Toamasina
Clothing: pay 71.1% less in Toamasina

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Toamasina.

Toamasina vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.9% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$2.69 MGA11,157	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$4.49 MGA18,595	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$0.71 MGA2,944	-59.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$0.73 MGA3,022	-44.1%
Average			-56.9%

Mexico City vs. Toamasina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$0.67 MGA2,789	-74.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$5.35 MGA22,159	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$3.63 MGA15,037	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$1.89 MGA7,810	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$3.05 MGA12,652	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$0.66 MGA2,741	-51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.38 MGA1,581	-52.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$0.61 MGA2,530	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$0.36 MGA1,476	-60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.23 MGA949	-76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.33 MGA1,350	-67.2%
Average			-45.9%

Mexico City vs. Toamasina - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.0% less for transportation

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$4.16 MGA17,246	-19.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	??
Average			-19.0%

Mexico City vs. Toamasina - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.5% less for housing

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$67.34 MGA279K	+117.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$134.68 MGA558K	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$56.12 MGA232K	-91.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	??
Average			-20.5%

Mexico City vs. Toamasina - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,660.03	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$194K	??

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pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$0.79 MGA3,254	-75.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$1.20 MGA4,959	-68.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$1.77 MGA7,345	-59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$22.45 MGA92,975	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$6.73 MGA27,893	+3.4%
Average			-52.4%

Mexico City vs. Toamasina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 71.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Toamasina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$8.98 MGA37,190	-85.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$6.73 MGA27,893	-86.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$56.12 MGA232K	-46.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$37.60 MGA156K	-66.1%
Average			-71.1%

Mexico City vs. Toamasina - Cost of clothing

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