Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Norway

Drammen vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Drammen is 54.2% more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 38.4% more in Drammen
Groceries: pay 42.0% more in Drammen
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Drammen
Housing: pay 51.6% more in Drammen
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Drammen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Drammen
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Drammen

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

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Drammen vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.4% more for restaurants

	Monterrey	Drammen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$20.83 NOK196.38	+49.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$10.91 NOK102.86	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$3.97 NOK37.40	+136.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$1.95 NOK18.37	+89.4%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Drammen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$4.16 NOK39.22	+40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$6.79 NOK63.98	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$9.52 NOK89.71	+32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$4.70 NOK44.30	+83.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$7.01 NOK66.11	+63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$1.50 NOK14.16	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$1.20 NOK11.27	+67.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$1.57 NOK14.82	+59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$2.66 NOK25.12	+137.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$1.22 NOK11.51	+15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$1.29 NOK12.20	+5.1%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Monterrey	Drammen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$8.48 NOK79.93	+43.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	$92.92 NOK876.06	+190.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$44,890.72 NOK423K	+108.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$26.52 NOK250.02	+150.9%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 51.6% more for housing

	Monterrey	Drammen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$52.20 NOK492.17	+94.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$1,322.52 NOK12,468.29	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$991.89 NOK9,351.21	+44.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$199.61 NOK1,881.82	+117.2%
Average			+51.6%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Monterrey	Drammen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+34.8%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Drammen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$11.38 NOK107.29	+381.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$5.05 NOK47.58	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$16.65 NOK157.00	+240.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	$79.61 NOK750.56	+155.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$17.75 NOK167.34	+235.8%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Monterrey	Drammen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$100.13 NOK943.98	+36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$59.75 NOK563.26	+39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$128.77 NOK1,214.02	+14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$149.65 NOK1,410.88	+24.0%
Average			+28.2%

Monterrey vs. Drammen - Cost of clothing

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