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Viana do Castelo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 16.6% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 18.4% less in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 5.8% more in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 13.7% less in Viana do Castelo

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Viana do Castelo are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Viana do Castelo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Viana do Castelo.

Viana do Castelo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 0.6% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$9.34 €8.02	-13.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$9.34 €8.02	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.90 €1.63	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.31 €1.13	+0.8%
Average			+0.6%

Mexico City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.02 €0.88	-61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.20 €4.46	+3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$3.87 €3.32	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.90 €2.49	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$3.71 €3.18	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.94 €0.80	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.64 €0.55	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.77 €0.66	-20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.05 €0.90	+15.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.61 €0.53	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.80 €0.69	-19.2%
Average			-18.4%

Mexico City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$7.39 €6.35	+43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$58.40 €50.15	+198.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	+69.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$14.79 €12.70	+234.2%
Average			+136.5%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$36.11 €31.01	+16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$738.75 €634.45	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$607.35 €521.60	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$66.64 €57.23	+78.4%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 5.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$467.20 €401.23	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	+2.9%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$1.61 €1.38	-50.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$1.58 €1.35	-58.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$6.10 €5.24	+40.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$57.23 €49.15	-2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$8.47 €7.27	+30.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 13.7% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$74.46 €63.95	+22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$34.75 €29.84	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$75.92 €65.20	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$87.60 €75.23	-21.0%
Average			-13.7%

Mexico City vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of clothing

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