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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 58.1% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 44.4% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 70.4% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 53.9% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 64.3% less for restaurants

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.96	$5.42 MX$97.66	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.97	$5.96 MX$107.43	-57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$1.62 MX$29.30	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.77	$1.01 MX$18.23	-68.8%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$3.52 MX$63.48	+67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.89	$3.25 MX$58.60	-74.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.08	$5.44 MX$98.05	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.46	$2.30 MX$41.54	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.70	$1.87 MX$33.67	-72.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$1.51 MX$27.32	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.92 MX$16.54	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.98 MX$17.72	-33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$0.64 MX$11.52	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.74 MX$13.29	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.80 MX$14.40	-45.5%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 44.4% less for transportation

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.88	$5.09 MX$91.81	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.56	$27.08 MX$488.31	-73.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,657.06	$16,246.25 MX$292,984.93	-54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.66	$24.37 MX$439.48	-12.0%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 70.4% less for housing

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.09	$20.01 MX$360.86	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,398.15	$433.23 MX$7,812.93	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,023.09	$311.39 MX$5,615.54	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.37	$25.60 MX$461.67	-87.2%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €681.49	$203.08 MX$3,662.31	-74.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,233.57	$2,599.40 MX$46,877.59	-81.9%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.98	$2.71 MX$48.83	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.21	$2.26 MX$40.69	-54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.96	$1.90 MX$34.18	-87.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.81	$22.34 MX$402.85	-48.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.96	$6.77 MX$122.08	-58.6%
Average			-63.1%

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pay 53.9% less for clothing

	Paris	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.89	$18.95 MX$341.82	-84.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.20	$27.08 MX$488.31	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €105.10	$94.77 MX$1,709.08	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.38	$54.15 MX$976.62	-64.5%
Average			-53.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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