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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

San Cristobal de Las Casas is 56.6% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 54.1% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Groceries: pay 23.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Transportation: pay 28.7% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Housing: pay 73.8% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.6% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in San Cristobal de Las Casas

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in San Cristobal de Las Casas.

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San Cristobal de Las Casas vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Cristobal de Las Casas instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 54.1% less for restaurants

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.55	$5.56 MX$103.86	-68.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.73	$6.12 MX$114.24	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.91	$1.67 MX$31.16	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.40	$1.04 MX$19.39	-39.3%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 23.8% less for groceries

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.84	$3.62 MX$67.51	+31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.39	$3.34 MX$62.31	-26.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.22	$5.59 MX$104.27	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.95	$2.37 MX$44.17	-33.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.22	$1.92 MX$35.80	-62.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.35	$1.56 MX$29.05	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.75	$0.94 MX$17.59	+75.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.23	$1.01 MX$18.84	-36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.73	$0.66 MX$12.25	-66.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.15	$0.76 MX$14.13	-8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.03	$0.82 MX$15.31	+11.7%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.55	$5.38 MX$100.40	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$153.21	$27.82 MX$519.28	-74.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	$19,109.24 MX$357K	-31.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$17.92	$25.03 MX$467.35	+95.6%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 73.8% less for housing

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.03	$20.56 MX$383.75	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	$445.05 MX$8,308.45	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	$319.88 MX$5,971.70	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$129.14	$25.20 MX$470.50	-72.7%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	$208.62 MX$3,894.59	-74.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	$2,670.33 MX$49,850.71	-88.6%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.84	$2.78 MX$51.93	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.56	$2.57 MX$48.03	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.64	$1.95 MX$36.35	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$53.69	$22.95 MX$428.40	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.68	$6.95 MX$129.82	-44.9%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Toronto	San Cristobal de Las Casas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.31	$19.47 MX$363.49	-62.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.32	$27.82 MX$519.28	-29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$137.36	$97.36 MX$1,817.47	-0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$171.16	$55.63 MX$1,038.56	-54.5%
Average			-41.2%

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