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Mexico

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Mexico

San Miguel de Allende vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 20.5% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% more in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 7.0% less in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 48.5% more in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in San Miguel de Allende

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in San Miguel de Allende are more expensive than in Mexico.

San Miguel de Allende vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 3.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$181.04	$12.00 MX$214.36	+18.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$149.48	$8.12 MX$145.10	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.59	$1.41 MX$25.15	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.63	$1.02 MX$18.22	-2.2%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$46.75	$3.87 MX$69.18	+48.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$76.12	$4.12 MX$73.52	-3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$106.26	$5.37 MX$95.88	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$43.76	$2.65 MX$47.40	+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$65.66	$5.53 MX$98.78	+50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$22.63	$1.91 MX$34.14	+50.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.02	$0.75 MX$13.48	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.55	$1.29 MX$23.04	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.74	$1.28 MX$22.83	+54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.04	$1.14 MX$20.41	+27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.49	$1.41 MX$25.24	+44.4%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 7.0% less for transportation

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$89.36	$4.99 MX$89.08	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$512.68	$6.50 MX$116.08	-77.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$429K	$18,953.96 MX$339K	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$348.54	$33.33 MX$595.36	+70.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 48.5% more for housing

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$524.32	$35.42 MX$632.65	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,497.48	$1,180.62 MX$21,089.43	+100.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,922.15	$778.19 MX$13,900.78	+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$879.30	$47.64 MX$851.02	-3.2%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,231.93	$352.00 MX$6,287.81	+48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$99,479.61	$4,873.88 MX$87,062.05	-12.5%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$43.52	$3.01 MX$53.69	+23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$59.65	$3.62 MX$64.69	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$78.89	$4.33 MX$77.39	-1.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$701.43	$44.65 MX$797.62	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$97.06	$6.50 MX$116.08	+19.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Mexico	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$947.43	$64.99 MX$1,160.83	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$726.23	$59.57 MX$1,064.09	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,702.96	$111.92 MX$1,999.20	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,562.81	$144.41 MX$2,579.62	+65.1%
Average			+37.9%

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