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Mexicali vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Mexicali is 31.0% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Mexicali
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Mexicali
Transportation: pay 15.2% more in Mexicali
Housing: pay 36.6% less in Mexicali
Childcare: pay 74.8% less in Mexicali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% less in Mexicali
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Mexicali

Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Mexicali.

Mexicali vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexicali instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Prague	Mexicali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$11.99 MX$217.94	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$6.51 MX$118.39	-32.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$1.36 MX$24.66	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.09 MX$19.73	-36.5%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Prague	Mexicali
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$2.31 MX$41.93	+33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$1.22 MX$22.20	-81.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$4.62 MX$84.03	-3.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$2.74 MX$49.72	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$2.71 MX$49.23	-37.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$0.74 MX$13.43	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.62 MX$11.19	-29.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$0.62 MX$11.19	-41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$0.74 MX$13.43	-59.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.62 MX$11.19	-5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.62 MX$11.19	+9.6%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

	Prague	Mexicali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$4.92 MX$89.38	-26.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$34.74 MX$631.41	+31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$23,857.41 MX$433,598.87	-23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$28.91 MX$525.35	+79.8%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 36.6% less for housing

	Prague	Mexicali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$30.26 MX$550.01	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$977.10 MX$17,758.32	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$271.42 MX$4,932.87	-70.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$41.03 MX$745.73	-84.3%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

	Prague	Mexicali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$203.56 MX$3,699.65	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$4,559.78 MX$82,872.14	-70.1%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Mexicali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$2.71 MX$49.33	-5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$3.39 MX$61.66	-9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$4.02 MX$73.01	-48.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$38.82 MX$705.54	-46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$4.07 MX$73.99	-66.1%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Prague	Mexicali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$27.14 MX$493.29	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$32.57 MX$591.94	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$76.00 MX$1,381.20	-28.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$71.02 MX$1,290.77	-47.8%
Average			-39.8%

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