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Antibes vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Antibes is 37.6% more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 49.3% more in Antibes
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Antibes
Transportation: pay 47.7% more in Antibes
Housing: pay 26.4% more in Antibes
Childcare: pay 34.6% more in Antibes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.7% more in Antibes
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Antibes

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, clothing, and groceries in Antibes are more expensive than in Monterrey. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Antibes.

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Antibes vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antibes instead of Monterrey, you would:

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pay 49.3% more for restaurants

	Monterrey	Antibes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$20.16 €17.94	+44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$14.56 €12.96	+30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$2.97 €2.64	+77.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$2.35 €2.09	+128.5%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Antibes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$2.22 €1.98	-24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$10.64 €9.47	+73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$6.36 €5.66	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$4.79 €4.26	+86.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$7.66 €6.81	+78.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$1.90 €1.69	+25.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$1.12 €0.99	+56.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$1.32 €1.17	+33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$1.83 €1.63	+63.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$1.27 €1.13	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$1.32 €1.18	+7.4%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 47.7% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Antibes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$8.28 €7.37	+40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	$44.79 €39.86	+39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$34,599.83 €30,795.09	+60.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$16.80 €14.95	+58.9%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 26.4% more for housing

	Monterrey	Antibes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$33.45 €29.77	+24.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$1,050.69 €935.15	+7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$886.46 €788.98	+29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$171.27 €152.43	+86.3%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 34.6% more for childcare

	Monterrey	Antibes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$1,119.74 €996.60	+59.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$13,082.24 €11,643.67	+13.8%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Antibes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$7.84 €6.98	+231.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$3.72 €3.31	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$13.44 €11.96	+174.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	$39.19 €34.88	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$12.26 €10.91	+132.0%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Monterrey	Antibes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$111.41 €99.16	+51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$64.65 €57.54	+51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$108.24 €96.34	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$179.16 €159.46	+48.5%
Average			+34.5%

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