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Zlin vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Zlin is 52.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Zlin
Groceries: pay 7.0% less in Zlin
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in Zlin
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Zlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% more in Zlin
Clothing: pay 25.2% more in Zlin

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

Zlin vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Zlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$193.23	$9.60 CZK201.51	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$157.00	$6.24 CZK130.98	-29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$30.82	$2.04 CZK42.82	+17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.21	$1.47 CZK30.83	+12.6%
Average			-2.6%

Mexico City vs. Zlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.0% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Zlin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$46.72	$1.27 CZK26.58	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$89.71	$7.27 CZK152.62	+44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$116.37	$4.18 CZK87.66	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.40	$3.50 CZK73.42	+34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$67.72	$4.38 CZK92.03	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.37	$0.74 CZK15.53	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.24	$0.74 CZK15.44	-8.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.32	$0.95 CZK19.98	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.13	$1.53 CZK32.14	+69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.06	$0.51 CZK10.74	-46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.70	$0.51 CZK10.69	-48.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Zlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$91.44	$6.76 CZK141.95	+31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$347.81	$28.80 CZK604.52	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$357K	$27,597.85 CZK579K	+37.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$78.75	$14.40 CZK302.26	+225.4%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Mexico City	Zlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$550.55	$20.16 CZK423.16	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	$767.94 CZK16,120.45	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	$623.95 CZK13,097.86	-7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$664.96	$356.25 CZK7,478.32	+853.5%
Average			+195.5%

Mexico City vs. Zlin - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Mexico City	Zlin
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 16.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Zlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$57.97	$2.40 CZK50.38	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$67.88	$3.02 CZK63.47	-20.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$77.29	$7.68 CZK161.20	+76.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	$52.80 CZK1,108.28	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$115.94	$10.51 CZK220.65	+61.4%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 25.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Zlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	$111.99 CZK2,350.90	+83.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$855.67	$35.20 CZK738.85	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	$135.99 CZK2,854.66	+28.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	$127.99 CZK2,686.74	+15.4%
Average			+25.2%

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