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Mexico

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Seychelles

Victoria vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 14.3% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 51.1% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 35.3% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$18.02 SCR252.68	+61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.07 MX$204.73	$12.63 SCR177.21	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MX$30.14	$2.32 SCR32.48	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$24.06	$2.66 SCR37.29	+104.3%
Average			+44.7%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.03 MX$56.07	$1.74 SCR24.47	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.02 MX$111.38	$15.56 SCR218.25	+158.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.73 MX$124.42	$7.27 SCR102.03	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 MX$53.00	$3.80 SCR53.37	+32.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.39 MX$81.13	$2.82 SCR39.54	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 MX$26.42	$1.02 SCR14.33	-28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.67	$1.25 SCR17.57	+39.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.19	$1.09 SCR15.28	+17.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 MX$19.27	$2.85 SCR39.95	+173.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.90	$0.88 SCR12.38	-3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$15.71	$0.83 SCR11.59	-2.7%
Average			+13.7%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.76 MX$106.56	$6.12 SCR85.81	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.03 MX$370.37	$33.37 SCR468.01	+66.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.54 MX$120.88	??
Average			+26.8%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 MX$640.87	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+300.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	-9.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.71 MX$882.34	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+122.4%
Average			+24.8%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 51.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-66.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,045.70 MX$223K	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-27.8%
Average			-51.1%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of childcare

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pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.34 MX$61.73	$4.01 SCR56.30	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 MX$70.36	$4.00 SCR56.12	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 MX$97.74	$24.19 SCR339.29	+357.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.68 MX$123.46	$7.21 SCR101.07	+7.9%
Average			+34.6%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.3% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	$37.23 SCR522.21	-47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.64 MX$991.98	$24.74 SCR347.02	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	-13.0%
Average			-35.3%

Mexico City vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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