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Mexico City vs. Pamplona Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 1.7% cheaper than Pamplona.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 48.6% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 51.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Pamplona Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$10.86 MX$198.62	-38.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.06	$8.82 MX$161.38	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 €2.01	$1.73 MX$31.68	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 €1.31	$1.30 MX$23.86	-14.1%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 €0.91	$2.63 MX$48.03	+147.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.74 €6.67	$5.04 MX$92.21	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 €3.88	$6.54 MX$119.62	+45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.82 €2.43	$2.61 MX$47.69	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.25	$3.80 MX$69.61	+0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.12	$1.37 MX$25.05	+5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.80 MX$14.63	-17.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.77	$0.97 MX$17.81	+9.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$0.91 MX$16.58	-23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$0.96 MX$17.54	+20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.69	$0.99 MX$18.19	+25.1%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 48.6% less for transportation

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.84 €5.89	$5.14 MX$93.99	-24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.54 €33.24	$19.54 MX$357.52	-49.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,968.02 €33,603.17	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.65 €13.50	$4.42 MX$80.95	-71.7%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.00 €27.60	$30.93 MX$565.92	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,016.10 €876.21	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$910.99 €785.57	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$141.61 €122.12	$37.36 MX$683.53	-73.6%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 51.5% more for childcare

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.84 €318.93	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,839.65 €5,035.69	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+86.6%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 €3.02	$3.26 MX$59.59	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.27	$3.81 MX$69.77	+44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.54	$4.34 MX$79.45	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.68 €35.08	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.06	$6.51 MX$119.17	-38.0%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Pamplona	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.51 €78.05	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-32.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.67 €32.48	$48.08 MX$879.56	+27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.92 €65.46	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.05 €76.79	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+24.5%
Average			+14.7%

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