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Mexico vs. Oaxaca De Juarez Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 5.1% more expensive than Oaxaca De Juarez.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 5.0% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 0.9% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 57.3% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Mexico

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Mexico are more expensive than in Oaxaca De Juarez. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Mexico.

Mexico vs. Oaxaca De Juarez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Oaxaca De Juarez, you would:

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pay 29.7% more for restaurants

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.97 MX$109.24	$10.13 MX$185.42	+69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 MX$153.93	$8.37 MX$153.09	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.83	$1.38 MX$25.18	+5.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MX$13.24	$1.04 MX$19.08	+44.1%
Average			+29.7%

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 MX$50.02	$2.62 MX$47.88	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$4.26 MX$77.96	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 MX$93.36	$5.95 MX$108.83	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 MX$29.53	$2.45 MX$44.82	+51.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MX$40.54	$3.68 MX$67.25	+65.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.02	$1.27 MX$23.18	+28.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$9.91	$0.67 MX$12.31	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.17	$0.93 MX$16.95	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 MX$4.50	$0.83 MX$15.10	+235.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 MX$18.24	$0.90 MX$16.43	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 MX$15.84	$0.98 MX$17.91	+13.0%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 MX$89.74	$5.00 MX$91.52	+2.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.70 MX$525.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.91 MX$327.73	$19.51 MX$356.97	+8.9%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 0.9% less for housing

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.43 MX$446.90	$29.35 MX$537.00	+20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	-11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	-5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.93 MX$968.28	$49.22 MX$900.56	-7.0%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 57.3% less for childcare

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	-43.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	-71.6%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 MX$42.21	$2.44 MX$44.57	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 MX$49.66	$3.34 MX$61.09	+23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 MX$76.97	$4.42 MX$80.80	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.57 MX$595.87	$39.27 MX$718.39	+20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.31	$5.43 MX$99.41	+0.1%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.81 MX$728.28	$53.04 MX$970.34	+33.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	$40.66 MX$743.79	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	+40.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	-14.4%
Average			+6.5%

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