Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Spain

Vic vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Vic is 20.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Vic
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Vic
Transportation: pay 94.0% more in Vic
Housing: pay 41.2% more in Vic
Childcare: pay 1.0% less in Vic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% more in Vic
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Vic

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

Vic vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Vic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.93	$15.77 €13.69	+45.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.57	$11.68 €10.14	+32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.93	$2.78 €2.42	+60.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.29	$1.56 €1.35	+19.4%
Average			+39.4%

Mexico City vs. Vic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Vic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.90	$2.34 €2.03	-11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.03	$5.26 €4.56	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.80	$4.74 €4.12	-27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.57	$2.57 €2.23	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.96	$3.07 €2.67	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.46	$0.85 €0.74	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.29	$0.74 €0.64	-7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.39	$0.58 €0.51	-40.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.19	$0.95 €0.83	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.12	$0.34 €0.30	-64.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.76	$1.06 €0.92	+6.6%
Average			-17.5%

Mexico City vs. Vic - Cost of groceries

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pay 94.0% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Vic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.77	$6.86 €5.95	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$349.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$358K	$38,968.02 €33,824.94	+94.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.04	$11.24 €9.75	+153.9%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 41.2% more for housing

	Mexico City	Vic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$552.56	$36.01 €31.26	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,276.81	$759.16 €658.96	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,097.64	$525.57 €456.20	-22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$667.39	$112.25 €97.43	+200.4%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 1.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Vic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,688.01	$525.57 €456.20	+22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$195K	$8,257.27 €7,167.46	-24.2%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Vic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.18	$2.34 €2.03	-28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.12	$1.84 €1.60	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.57	$6.48 €5.63	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,044.00	$58.40 €50.69	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$116.36	$8.76 €7.60	+34.5%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Vic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,088.66	$35.04 €30.41	-42.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$858.79	$44.77 €38.86	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,888.48	$96.94 €84.14	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,981.19	$108.62 €94.28	-2.1%
Average			-15.0%

Mexico City vs. Vic - Cost of clothing

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