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Mexico City vs. Oklahoma City Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 29.2% cheaper than Oklahoma City.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 23.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 42.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Mexico City

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Oklahoma City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Oklahoma City, you would:

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pay 35.2% less for restaurants

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$10.86 MX$197.31	-45.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$8.82 MX$160.32	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.69	$1.73 MX$31.47	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16	$1.30 MX$23.70	-39.5%
Average			-35.2%

Oklahoma City vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$3.08	$2.63 MX$47.71	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99	$5.04 MX$91.60	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.15	$6.54 MX$118.83	+57.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.67	$2.61 MX$47.38	-44.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.46	$3.80 MX$69.15	-14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.16	$1.37 MX$24.88	-36.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72	$0.80 MX$14.54	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.97 MX$17.69	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15	$0.91 MX$16.47	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70	$0.96 MX$17.42	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08	$0.99 MX$18.07	-7.5%
Average			-19.2%

Oklahoma City vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.4% less for transportation

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93	$5.14 MX$93.37	+75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.00	$19.54 MX$355.17	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75	$4.42 MX$80.42	-65.3%
Average			-23.4%

Oklahoma City vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.10	$30.93 MX$562.20	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,010.00	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.17	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	-33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.39	$37.36 MX$679.03	-79.7%
Average			-42.2%

Oklahoma City vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,587.50	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,460.00	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	-53.5%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.26 MX$59.19	-45.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.32	$3.81 MX$69.31	-28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.97	$4.34 MX$78.93	-60.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.40	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+86.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$6.51 MX$118.39	-56.6%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Oklahoma City	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.50	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.00	$48.08 MX$873.77	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.29	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.00	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-28.0%
Average			-0.3%

Oklahoma City vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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