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Mexico City vs. Sunny Beach Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 26.2% more expensive than Sunny Beach.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 38.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 30.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Sunny Beach.

Mexico City vs. Sunny Beach Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Sunny Beach, you would:

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 BGN13.77	$10.86 MX$186.35	+29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.15 BGN16.72	$8.82 MX$151.41	-13.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 BGN2.23	$1.73 MX$29.73	+27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 BGN1.72	$1.30 MX$22.38	+24.9%
Average			+17.4%

Sunny Beach vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.80 BGN1.32	$2.63 MX$45.06	+228.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 BGN7.38	$5.04 MX$86.51	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.45 BGN12.28	$6.54 MX$112.23	-12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 BGN5.31	$2.61 MX$44.75	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 BGN6.21	$3.80 MX$65.31	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 BGN1.25	$1.37 MX$23.50	+80.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 BGN1.61	$0.80 MX$13.73	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BGN1.50	$0.97 MX$16.71	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BGN1.90	$0.91 MX$15.56	-21.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 BGN0.87	$0.96 MX$16.45	+80.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 BGN0.91	$0.99 MX$17.07	+79.1%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 BGN9.51	$5.14 MX$88.18	-11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$335.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,303.41 BGN61,476.39	$20,030.45 MX$344K	-46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.92 BGN11.41	$4.42 MX$75.95	-36.1%
Average			-31.1%

Sunny Beach vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.6% more for housing

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.32 BGN23.61	$30.93 MX$530.96	+115.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.85 BGN983.62	$1,079.15 MX$18,523.35	+80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$358.11 BGN590.17	$677.25 MX$11,624.79	+89.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.35 BGN137.36	$37.36 MX$641.30	-55.2%
Average			+57.6%

Sunny Beach vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$430.39 MX$7,387.51
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,897.53 MX$187K

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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 BGN2.95	$3.26 MX$55.91	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.94 BGN3.20	$3.81 MX$65.46	+96.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.88 BGN6.39	$4.34 MX$74.54	+11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.44 MX$1,003.19
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.16 BGN11.80	$6.51 MX$111.81	-9.1%
Average			+45.3%

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pay 30.2% more for clothing

	Sunny Beach	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.02 BGN57.71	$60.95 MX$1,046.11	+74.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.83 BGN52.46	$48.08 MX$825.23	+51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$126.83 BGN209.02	$105.72 MX$1,814.67	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.48 BGN162.30	$110.91 MX$1,903.75	+12.6%
Average			+30.2%

Sunny Beach vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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