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Mexico City vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 7.0% more expensive than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 43.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 81.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.7% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 69.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Northern Mariana Islands. Expenses including transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

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pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.50	$10.86 MX$195.57	-5.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$8.82 MX$158.90	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.73 MX$31.20	+3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32	$1.30 MX$23.49	-1.0%
Average			-7.3%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.33	$2.63 MX$47.29	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.04 MX$90.79
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.44	$6.54 MX$117.78	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.33	$2.61 MX$46.96	-58.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.00	$3.80 MX$68.54	-36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.99	$1.37 MX$24.66	-54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00	$0.80 MX$14.41	-20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.99	$0.97 MX$17.53	-67.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.91 MX$16.32
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.96 MX$17.27	+1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03	$0.99 MX$17.91	-3.9%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 43.8% less for transportation

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49	$5.14 MX$92.54	-6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$352.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,999.00	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.41	$4.42 MX$79.70	-79.3%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$30.93 MX$557.23	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.00	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.00	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+50.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$254.42	$37.36 MX$673.03	-85.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 81.6% more for childcare

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$430.39 MX$7,752.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+81.6%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.26 MX$58.67	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12	$3.81 MX$68.70	-25.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.34 MX$78.23
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.50	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00	$6.51 MX$117.34	-18.6%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 69.0% more for clothing

	Northern Mariana Islands	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.00	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+103.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$48.08 MX$866.05	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.00	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+51.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.00	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+101.7%
Average			+69.0%

Northern Mariana Islands vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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