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South Africa

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Mexico

Monterrey vs. Stellenbosch Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 37.8% more expensive than Stellenbosch.

Restaurants: pay 96.9% more in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 55.6% more in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 15.8% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% more in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 26.7% more in Monterrey

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Monterrey are more expensive than in Stellenbosch. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Stellenbosch Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.9% more for restaurants

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$13.91 MX$257.20	+92.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.81 ZAR79.29	$11.13 MX$205.76	+131.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZAR15.86	$1.68 MX$30.99	+74.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZAR12.22	$1.03 MX$19.03	+38.9%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 55.6% more for groceries

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 ZAR18.58	$2.95 MX$54.63	+162.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.39 ZAR72.41	$6.13 MX$113.44	+39.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR82.36	$7.20 MX$133.19	+44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ZAR47.44	$2.56 MX$47.39	-10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 ZAR43.46	$4.28 MX$79.19	+62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.03	$1.52 MX$28.05	+91.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR10.79	$0.71 MX$13.19	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 ZAR12.72	$0.98 MX$18.19	+27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.69	$1.12 MX$20.72	+58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ZAR7.86	$1.06 MX$19.52	+121.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.24	$1.23 MX$22.77	+80.8%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 15.8% less for transportation

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 ZAR87.50	$5.91 MX$109.36	+11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.04 MX$592.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.62 ZAR208.13	$10.57 MX$195.47	-16.2%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.05 ZAR561.70	$26.79 MX$495.42	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$681.00 ZAR11,232.40	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.71 ZAR7,928.76	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	+42.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.26 ZAR1,274.26	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	+19.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$261.38 ZAR4,311.26	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+169.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,343.44 ZAR38,652.68	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+390.6%
Average			+263.3%

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 ZAR44.60	$2.36 MX$43.72	-12.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 ZAR33.94	$4.04 MX$74.68	+96.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ZAR59.47	$4.90 MX$90.53	+35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.54 ZAR470.77	$31.22 MX$577.27	+9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.71 ZAR143.71	$5.29 MX$97.74	-39.3%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

	Stellenbosch	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.84 ZAR871.52	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	+39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.04 ZAR479.03	$42.76 MX$790.75	+47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.84 ZAR1,976.68	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.13 ZAR1,486.64	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	+33.9%
Average			+26.7%

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