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Mexico

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Mountain View vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Mountain View is 2.1 times more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Mountain View
Groceries: pay 54.4% more in Mountain View
Transportation: pay 48.5% more in Mountain View
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Mountain View
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Mountain View
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Mountain View
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Mountain View

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

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Mountain View vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mountain View instead of Monterrey, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$20.00	+43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$12.00	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$2.75	+63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$2.70	+162.1%
Average			+39.9%

Monterrey vs. Mountain View - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.4% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$4.30	+45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$8.27	+34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$4.90	-32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$5.38	+109.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$5.33	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$2.50	+64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$0.88	+22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$2.00	+103.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$2.66	+137.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$1.75	+65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$2.60	+110.9%
Average			+54.4%

Monterrey vs. Mountain View - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.5% more for transportation

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$5.78	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$36,998.00	+71.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$43.77	+314.1%
Average			+48.5%

Monterrey vs. Mountain View - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$63.00	+135.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$2,898.75	+195.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$3,028.33	+341.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$224.96	+144.8%
Average			+233.4%

Monterrey vs. Mountain View - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$2,285.25	+224.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$24,000.00	+108.8%
Average			+160.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$7.00	+196.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$5.33	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$11.71	+139.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	$72.25	+131.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$17.00	+221.7%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Monterrey	Mountain View
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$51.67	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$100.00	+133.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$150.00	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$150.00	+24.3%
Average			+28.5%

Monterrey vs. Mountain View - Cost of clothing

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