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Umhlanga vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Umhlanga is 5.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Umhlanga
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Umhlanga
Transportation: pay 31.6% more in Umhlanga
Housing: pay 40.1% more in Umhlanga
Childcare: pay 35.8% less in Umhlanga
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Umhlanga
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Umhlanga

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

Umhlanga vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$11.47 ZAR194.18	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$4.88 ZAR82.52	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.35 ZAR22.82	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.20 ZAR20.39	-7.6%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$0.82 ZAR13.90	-68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.22 ZAR88.35	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.02 ZAR67.99	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.18 ZAR36.89	-16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$1.95 ZAR33.03	-48.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.52 ZAR8.81	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.52 ZAR8.81	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.47 ZAR7.93	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.65 ZAR11.01	-34.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 31.6% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$5.65 ZAR95.55	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$30,687.17 ZAR519,420.28	+53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	??
Average			+31.6%

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pay 40.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$40.12 ZAR679.13	+29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$573.59 ZAR9,708.79	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$688.31 ZAR11,650.55	+1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$103.08 ZAR1,744.73	+175.9%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 35.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$258.12 ZAR4,368.96	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$7,456.70 ZAR126,214.27	-31.6%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.87 ZAR48.54	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.58 ZAR43.69	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$3.15 ZAR53.40	-27.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$31.23 ZAR528.68	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$9.18 ZAR155.34	+40.9%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Umhlanga
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$61.66 ZAR1,043.69	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$40.15 ZAR679.62	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$114.72 ZAR1,941.76	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$86.04 ZAR1,456.32	-22.4%
Average			-7.3%

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