Cost of living comparison

Malta

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Msida Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 6.8% cheaper than Msida.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 26.9% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 8.2% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 40.7% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Monterrey

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Monterrey are more expensive than in Msida. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Msida Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Msida	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$13.91 MX$257.20	+24.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.92 €9.72	$11.13 MX$205.76	+1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$1.68 MX$30.99	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.03 MX$19.03	-8.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Msida	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 €1.18	$2.95 MX$54.63	+122.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.67	$6.13 MX$113.44	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.32 €3.85	$7.20 MX$133.19	+66.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.69 €2.39	$2.56 MX$47.39	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 €4.21	$4.28 MX$79.19	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.52 MX$28.05	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$0.71 MX$13.19	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.46	$0.98 MX$18.19	-39.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.36	$1.12 MX$20.72	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$1.06 MX$19.52	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.23 MX$22.77	+34.8%
Average			+1.7%

Msida vs. Monterrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.9% less for transportation

	Msida	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$5.91 MX$109.36	+4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.04 MX$592.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.93	$10.57 MX$195.47	-55.0%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 8.2% less for housing

	Msida	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.99 €24.92	$26.79 MX$495.42	-4.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,049.75 €934.32	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	-6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$906.99 €807.25	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	-24.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.68 €56.68	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+44.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 40.7% more for childcare

	Msida	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.05 €326.69	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+3.3%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Msida	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.04	$2.36 MX$43.72	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 €1.98	$4.04 MX$74.68	+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.78 €6.04	$4.90 MX$90.53	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$31.22 MX$577.27	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$5.29 MX$97.74	-47.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Msida	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 €36.13	$42.76 MX$790.75	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.84 €88.86	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.38 €69.76	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+53.9%
Average			+11.4%

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