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Mexico vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 41.8% more expensive than Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Mexico
Housing: pay 60.7% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 77.3% more in Mexico

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Mexico are more expensive than in Tuxtla Gutierrez. Expenses including transportation and entertainment and sports are lower in Mexico. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Mexico.

Mexico vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Tuxtla Gutierrez, you would:

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pay 17.3% more for restaurants

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.50 MX$117.06	$10.13 MX$182.57	+56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.26 MX$130.72	$8.37 MX$150.74	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MX$24.39	$1.38 MX$24.79	+1.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$19.51	$1.04 MX$18.78	-3.7%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$2.44 MX$43.90	$2.62 MX$47.15	+7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.05 MX$217.05	$4.26 MX$76.76	-64.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 MX$91.09	$5.95 MX$107.16	+17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 MX$43.90	$2.45 MX$44.13	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 MX$59.00	$3.68 MX$66.21	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.02	$1.27 MX$22.83	+8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$9.70	$0.67 MX$12.12	+25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 MX$23.89	$0.93 MX$16.69	-30.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.27	$0.83 MX$14.86	+12.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.39	$0.90 MX$16.17	+30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.70	$0.98 MX$17.63	-0.4%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 MX$90.95	$5.00 MX$90.12	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.78 MX$536.54	$28.70 MX$517.01	-3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,996.60 MX$432,272.31
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.37 MX$438.99	$19.51 MX$351.48	-19.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 60.7% more for housing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.05 MX$487.28	$29.35 MX$528.75	+8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	$587.67 MX$10,586.16	+80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	$443.50 MX$7,989.08	+92.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$49.22 MX$886.72
Average			+60.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$236.91 MX$4,267.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	$5,569.03 MX$100,319.97	+144.3%
Average			+144.3%

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pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 MX$39.02	$2.44 MX$43.88	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 MX$68.29	$3.34 MX$60.15	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.06 MX$73.16	$4.42 MX$79.56	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.52 MX$747.90	$39.27 MX$707.36	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MX$106.33	$5.43 MX$97.88	-7.9%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 77.3% more for clothing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.85 MX$609.70	$53.04 MX$955.43	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.25 MX$292.66	$40.66 MX$732.36	+150.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	$95.33 MX$1,717.34	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.15 MX$975.53	$87.49 MX$1,576.01	+61.6%
Average			+77.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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