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Mexico

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Switzerland

Nyon vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

Nyon is 2.2 times more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Nyon
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Nyon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Nyon
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Nyon
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Nyon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Nyon
Clothing: pay 54.9% more in Nyon

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

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Nyon vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Monterrey	Nyon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.91 MX$257.20	$28.80 CHF23.79	+107.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.13 MX$205.76	$18.60 CHF15.36	+67.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 MX$30.99	$4.96 CHF4.10	+196.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 MX$19.03	$4.11 CHF3.39	+299.1%
Average			+112.6%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Monterrey	Nyon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 MX$54.63	$3.36 CHF2.78	+13.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 MX$113.44	$12.12 CHF10.01	+97.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 MX$133.19	$8.46 CHF6.99	+17.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 MX$47.39	$7.71 CHF6.37	+200.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$79.19	$13.02 CHF10.75	+204.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 MX$28.05	$1.57 CHF1.30	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$13.19	$0.91 CHF0.75	+27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.19	$1.21 CHF1.00	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 MX$20.72	$2.15 CHF1.77	+91.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 MX$19.52	$0.72 CHF0.60	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 MX$22.77	$0.93 CHF0.77	-24.4%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Monterrey	Nyon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 MX$109.36	$8.82 CHF7.29	+49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.04 MX$592.58	$120.00 CHF99.11	+274.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,528.95 MX$398K	$39,358.98 CHF32,507.84	+82.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.57 MX$195.47	$38.17 CHF31.53	+261.1%
Average			+118.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Monterrey	Nyon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.79 MX$495.42	$58.13 CHF48.01	+117.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	$2,579.93 CHF2,130.85	+162.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	$2,119.94 CHF1,750.93	+209.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	$207.74 CHF171.58	+126.0%
Average			+171.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Monterrey	Nyon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	$3,125.25 CHF2,581.25	+344.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,496.80 MX$213K	$35,161.67 CHF29,041.15	+205.8%
Average			+268.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	Nyon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MX$43.72	$9.60 CHF7.93	+306.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.04 MX$74.68	$6.40 CHF5.29	+58.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.90 MX$90.53	$10.80 CHF8.92	+120.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.22 MX$577.27	$102.00 CHF84.24	+226.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.29 MX$97.74	$24.00 CHF19.82	+354.1%
Average			+208.3%

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pay 54.9% more for clothing

	Monterrey	Nyon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	$139.98 CHF115.62	+90.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.76 MX$790.75	$60.81 CHF50.22	+42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	$155.71 CHF128.60	+38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	$185.30 CHF153.05	+53.6%
Average			+54.9%

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