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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 20.5% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 4.6% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 2.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 34.0% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 34.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including clothing, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 15.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$182.77	$5.42 MX$97.66	-46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$150.91	$5.96 MX$107.43	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.82	$1.62 MX$29.30	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.80	$1.01 MX$18.23	-3.1%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 4.6% less for groceries

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.20	$3.52 MX$63.48	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$76.85	$3.25 MX$58.60	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$107.28	$5.44 MX$98.05	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.18	$2.30 MX$41.54	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$66.29	$1.87 MX$33.67	-49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$22.85	$1.51 MX$27.32	+19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.13	$0.92 MX$16.54	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.71	$0.98 MX$17.72	+6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.88	$0.64 MX$11.52	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.19	$0.74 MX$13.29	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.65	$0.80 MX$14.40	-18.4%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 2.8% less for transportation

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$90.22	$5.09 MX$91.81	+1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$517.59	$27.08 MX$488.31	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$432,754.65	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$351.88	$24.37 MX$439.48	+24.9%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$529.34	$20.01 MX$360.86	-31.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,597.97	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,997.99	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$887.71	$25.60 MX$461.67	-48.0%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,272.44	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$100,431.91	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-53.3%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$43.93	$2.71 MX$48.83	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$60.22	$2.26 MX$40.69	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$79.65	$1.90 MX$34.18	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$708.14	$22.34 MX$402.85	-43.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$97.99	$6.77 MX$122.08	+24.6%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 34.1% less for clothing

	Mexico	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$956.50	$18.95 MX$341.82	-64.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$733.18	$27.08 MX$488.31	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,719.26	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	-0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,577.77	$54.15 MX$976.62	-38.1%
Average			-34.1%

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