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Mexico

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South Africa

Cape Town vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost of Living Summary

Cape Town is 19.4% cheaper than San Pedro Garza Garcia.

Restaurants: pay 4.3% less in Cape Town
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Cape Town
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in Cape Town
Housing: pay 34.6% less in Cape Town
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Cape Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% less in Cape Town
Clothing: pay 5.4% less in Cape Town

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Cape Town.

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Cape Town vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.3% less for restaurants

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$12.02 ZAR198.22	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.68 MX$123.46	$6.01 ZAR99.11	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 MX$34.21	$1.30 ZAR21.44	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MX$19.55	$0.99 ZAR16.37	-6.1%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$43.11	$1.23 ZAR20.34	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MX$98.77	$4.39 ZAR72.41	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.84	$4.99 ZAR82.36	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 MX$43.42	$3.14 ZAR51.78	+33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.90 MX$72.18	$3.07 ZAR50.65	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 MX$32.35	$0.85 ZAR13.99	-51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.51	$0.87 ZAR14.35	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 MX$25.49	$0.77 ZAR12.72	-44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.31	$0.95 ZAR15.70	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MX$24.72	$0.70 ZAR11.51	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.16	$0.68 ZAR11.29	-26.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.54 MX$102.42	$5.86 ZAR96.61	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.07 MX$925.91	$60.09 ZAR991.09	+20.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,471.13 MX$360K	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+81.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.97 MX$332.30	$12.62 ZAR208.13	-29.8%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 34.6% less for housing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.60 MX$565.84	$39.98 ZAR659.39	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	$1,017.49 ZAR16,782.53	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	$706.64 ZAR11,655.27	-60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.22 MX$688.38	$88.53 ZAR1,460.27	+137.8%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	$262.39 ZAR4,327.78	+4.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,024.70 MX$333K	$6,820.14 ZAR112K	-62.2%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 15.8% less for entertainment and sports

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 MX$66.87	$3.00 ZAR49.55	-16.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 MX$66.87	$2.43 ZAR40.04	-32.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$3.61 ZAR59.47	-19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	$49.37 ZAR814.26	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+54.3%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 5.4% less for clothing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Cape Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	$55.49 ZAR915.30	-3.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 MX$823.03	$32.30 ZAR532.71	-27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	$105.58 ZAR1,741.49	-16.9%
Average			-5.4%

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