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Mexico City vs. Punta Arenas Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 7.0% more expensive than Punta Arenas.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 37.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Punta Arenas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Punta Arenas, you would:

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.02 CLF0.2600	$10.86 MX$197.31	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.13 CLF0.1900	$8.82 MX$160.32	+8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CLF0.0500	$1.73 MX$31.47	-20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 CLF0.0300	$1.30 MX$23.70	-8.9%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$2.63 MX$47.71	+69.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.35 CLF0.1700	$5.04 MX$91.60	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.84 CLF0.1100	$6.54 MX$118.83	+35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 CLF0.1000	$2.61 MX$47.38	-38.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.16 CLF0.1000	$3.80 MX$69.15	-8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.37 MX$24.88	+17.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 CLF0.0200	$0.80 MX$14.54	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 CLF0.0200	$0.97 MX$17.69	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.52 CLF0.0400	$0.91 MX$16.47	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.96 MX$17.42	+44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CLF0.0300	$0.99 MX$18.07	-7.0%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.57 CLF0.1300	$5.14 MX$93.37	-7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 CLF0.4700	$19.54 MX$355.17	-2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,847.58 CLF419.1900	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.32 CLF0.4100	$4.42 MX$80.42	-74.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.34 CLF0.5000	$30.93 MX$562.20	+44.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.92 CLF13.8100	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.46 CLF9.1700	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.30 CLF2.7600	$37.36 MX$679.03	-68.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 37.8% more for childcare

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 CLF9.8600	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,299.15 CLF147.9500	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+73.0%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 CLF0.0900	$3.26 MX$59.19	-10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 CLF0.0900	$3.81 MX$69.31	-1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.35 CLF0.1300	$4.34 MX$78.93	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.24 CLF1.1100	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+23.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 CLF0.1500	$6.51 MX$118.39	-0.7%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Punta Arenas	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.37 CLF1.4200	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+1.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$48.08 MX$873.77	+14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.74 CLF2.3400	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.23 CLF3.0800	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	-15.5%
Average			+1.5%

Punta Arenas vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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