Cost of living comparison

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If you lived in Mexico instead of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$6.94 MX$142.07
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$5.60 MX$114.68
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.90 MX$18.43
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.67 MX$13.81

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.71 MX$34.99
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.95 MX$60.53
Milk (1 gallon)	??	$4.15 MX$85.02
Eggs 1 dozen	??	$1.66 MX$33.99
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$2.53 MX$51.88
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.07 MX$21.94
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.49 MX$9.94
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.50 MX$10.18
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.55 MX$11.35
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.58 MX$11.79
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.54 MX$11.13

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.09 MX$83.84
Monthly public transit pass	??	$18.51 MX$379.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,367.55 MX$335,286.77
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.31 MX$190.77

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pay (unknown) more for housing

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$26.86 MX$550.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$376.70 MX$7,716.69
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$247.19 MX$5,063.70
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$39.72 MX$813.66

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$173.23 MX$3,548.59
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,407.20 MX$69,795.87

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.78 MX$36.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.37 MX$48.52
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.18 MX$65.10
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$31.00 MX$635.03
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.81 MX$78.11

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$39.73 MX$813.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$31.81 MX$651.70
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$70.63 MX$1,446.91
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$62.40 MX$1,278.16

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