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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Punta del Este Cost of Living Summary

San Pedro Garza Garcia is 3.3% more expensive than Punta del Este.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Groceries: pay 6.7% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Housing: pay 39.1% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Childcare: pay 16.7% more in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in San Pedro Garza Garcia

The cost of housing and childcare in San Pedro Garza Garcia are more expensive than in Punta del Este. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in San Pedro Garza Garcia.

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San Pedro Garza Garcia vs. Punta del Este Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pedro Garza Garcia instead of Punta del Este, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.09 UYU527.73	$11.13 MX$205.76	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.71 UYU552.87	$6.68 MX$123.46	-51.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 UYU93.89	$1.85 MX$34.21	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 UYU82.66	$1.06 MX$19.55	-48.4%
Average			-33.9%

Punta del Este vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.7% less for groceries

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 UYU110.47	$2.33 MX$43.11	-14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.07 UYU244.65	$5.34 MX$98.77	-12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 UYU176.30	$5.72 MX$105.84	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.29 UYU173.02	$2.35 MX$43.42	-45.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.29 UYU213.26	$3.90 MX$72.18	-26.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 UYU51.67	$1.75 MX$32.35	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 UYU51.03	$0.68 MX$12.51	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 UYU32.15	$1.38 MX$25.49	+72.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 UYU58.00	$0.94 MX$17.31	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 UYU37.22	$1.34 MX$24.72	+44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 UYU37.50	$0.93 MX$17.16	-0.3%
Average			-6.7%

Punta del Este vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.25 UYU332.50	$5.54 MX$102.42	-32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	$50.07 MX$925.91	+0.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,990.00 UYU1M	$19,471.13 MX$360K	-27.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.27 UYU212.50	$17.97 MX$332.30	+240.9%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 39.1% more for housing

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	$30.60 MX$565.84	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,099.34 UYU44,319.76	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	+51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$818.34 UYU32,991.18	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	+117.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	$37.22 MX$688.38	-57.7%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 16.7% more for childcare

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	-49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,649.05 UYU268K	$18,024.70 MX$333K	+171.1%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.99 UYU120.63	$3.62 MX$66.87	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.59 UYU184.84	$3.62 MX$66.87	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 UYU221.15	$4.45 MX$82.30	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.54 UYU2,279.54	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.22 UYU492.55	$5.84 MX$108.02	-52.2%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	Punta del Este	San Pedro Garza Garcia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	-35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	$44.51 MX$823.03	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	-30.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	+7.6%
Average			-12.9%

Punta del Este vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia - Cost of clothing

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