Cost of living comparison

United States

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Rockford Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 16.3% cheaper than Rockford.

Restaurants: pay 11.5% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 16.1% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 29.2% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 96.9% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Monterrey

The cost of childcare and clothing in Monterrey are more expensive than in Rockford. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Monterrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Rockford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monterrey instead of Rockford, you would:

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pay 11.5% less for restaurants

	Rockford	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.50	$13.91 MX$257.20	-10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.79	$11.13 MX$205.76	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81	$1.68 MX$30.99	-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.01	$1.03 MX$19.03	-48.8%
Average			-11.5%

Rockford vs. Monterrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Rockford	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$3.50	$2.95 MX$54.63	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.05	$6.13 MX$113.44	+21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07	$7.20 MX$133.19	+134.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96	$2.56 MX$47.39	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.24	$4.28 MX$79.19	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.52 MX$28.05	-31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.71 MX$13.19	+5.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.98 MX$18.19	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34	$1.12 MX$20.72	-52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.15	$1.06 MX$19.52	-7.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16	$1.23 MX$22.77	+6.0%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 16.1% less for transportation

	Rockford	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83	$5.91 MX$109.36	+54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00	$32.04 MX$592.58	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,957.00	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-40.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.60	$10.57 MX$195.47	-32.2%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 29.2% less for housing

	Rockford	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.38	$26.79 MX$495.42	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,274.00	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	-22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$933.33	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.11	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	-36.7%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 96.9% more for childcare

	Rockford	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.11	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+35.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,000.00	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+187.4%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rockford	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.36 MX$43.72	-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.06	$4.04 MX$74.68	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.73	$4.90 MX$90.53	-54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.66	$31.22 MX$577.27	-25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.22	$5.29 MX$97.74	-62.8%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Rockford	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.67	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.33	$42.76 MX$790.75	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	+20.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.33	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+8.4%
Average			+26.4%

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