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Mexico City vs. Torquay Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 13.2% cheaper than Torquay.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 26.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 38.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 42.3% more in Mexico City

The cost of clothing and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Torquay. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Torquay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Torquay, you would:

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pay 29.8% less for restaurants

	Torquay	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.05 £15.11	$10.86 MX$196.39	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £7.05	$8.82 MX$159.57	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.91	$1.73 MX$31.33	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 £1.54	$1.30 MX$23.59	-36.0%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 26.3% more for groceries

	Torquay	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 £1.23	$2.63 MX$47.49	+60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 £2.52	$5.04 MX$91.17	+50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 £5.72	$6.54 MX$118.28	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 £3.84	$2.61 MX$47.16	-48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 £3.56	$3.80 MX$68.82	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 £0.27	$1.37 MX$24.77	+276.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 £0.44	$0.80 MX$14.47	+36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.12 £1.60	$0.97 MX$17.61	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 £1.54	$0.91 MX$16.39	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 £0.55	$0.96 MX$17.34	+30.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 £0.59	$0.99 MX$17.98	+26.5%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 38.4% less for transportation

	Torquay	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.41	$5.14 MX$92.93	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$353.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,754.25 £29,211.56	$20,030.45 MX$362K	-48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.42 MX$80.04
Average			-38.4%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Torquay	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.40 £21.41	$30.93 MX$559.56	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,169.31 £881.38	$1,079.15 MX$19,521.02	-7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$677.25 MX$12,250.91
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$265.74 £200.30	$37.36 MX$675.84	-85.9%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Torquay	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$430.39 MX$7,785.40
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,036.24 £12,087.54	$10,897.53 MX$197K	-32.0%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Torquay	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.68 £3.53	$3.26 MX$58.92	-30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 £3.27	$3.81 MX$68.99	-12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.37 £13.85	$4.34 MX$78.56	-76.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$58.44 MX$1,057.23
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 £5.54	$6.51 MX$117.83	-11.4%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 42.3% more for clothing

	Torquay	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.66 £63.06	$60.95 MX$1,102.45	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.05 £18.13	$48.08 MX$869.67	+99.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.82 £50.36	$105.72 MX$1,912.40	+58.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.18 £60.44	$110.91 MX$2,006.29	+38.3%
Average			+42.3%

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