Cost of living comparison

Mexico

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Belgium

Brussels vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost of Living Summary

Brussels is 34.1% more expensive than San Pedro Garza Garcia.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Brussels
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Brussels
Transportation: pay 46.4% more in Brussels
Housing: pay 2.9% more in Brussels
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Brussels
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Brussels
Clothing: pay 27.6% more in Brussels

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Brussels are more expensive than in San Pedro Garza Garcia. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brussels.

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Brussels vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brussels instead of San Pedro Garza Garcia, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$22.39 €19.93	+101.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.68 MX$123.46	$15.12 €13.45	+126.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 MX$34.21	$3.73 €3.32	+101.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MX$19.55	$3.11 €2.77	+194.5%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$43.11	$2.75 €2.45	+17.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MX$98.77	$8.91 €7.93	+66.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.84	$5.00 €4.45	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 MX$43.42	$5.29 €4.71	+125.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.90 MX$72.18	$5.97 €5.32	+53.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 MX$32.35	$1.40 €1.24	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.51	$1.09 €0.97	+61.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 MX$25.49	$1.27 €1.13	-7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.31	$1.87 €1.67	+100.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MX$24.72	$1.14 €1.01	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.16	$1.00 €0.89	+7.4%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 46.4% more for transportation

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.54 MX$102.42	$7.99 €7.11	+44.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.07 MX$925.91	$62.71 €55.81	+25.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,471.13 MX$360K	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	+82.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.97 MX$332.30	$21.27 €18.94	+18.4%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 2.9% more for housing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.60 MX$565.84	$51.88 €46.18	+69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	$1,339.95 €1,192.60	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	$1,154.19 €1,027.27	-35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.22 MX$688.38	$215.91 €192.17	+480.0%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	$1,603.72 €1,427.37	+540.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,024.70 MX$333K	$36,825.21 €32,775.76	+104.3%
Average			+261.8%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 MX$66.87	$5.60 €4.98	+54.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 MX$66.87	$4.44 €3.96	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$13.44 €11.96	+201.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	$32.93 €29.31	-62.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$16.68 €14.85	+185.6%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 27.6% more for clothing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Brussels
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	$101.94 €90.73	+76.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 MX$823.03	$46.03 €40.97	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	$109.64 €97.58	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	$146.15 €130.08	+15.1%
Average			+27.6%

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