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Monterrey vs. Vejle Cost of Living Summary

Monterrey is 23.7% cheaper than Vejle.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Monterrey
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Monterrey
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Monterrey
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Monterrey
Childcare: pay 91.2% more in Monterrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Monterrey
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Monterrey

Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Monterrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Monterrey.

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Monterrey vs. Vejle Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Vejle	Monterrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.09 DKK140.27	$13.91 MX$257.20	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.56 DKK90.17	$11.13 MX$205.76	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.90 DKK32.56	$1.68 MX$30.99	-65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 DKK21.71	$1.03 MX$19.03	-68.5%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Vejle	Monterrey
Bread 1 loaf	$3.01 DKK20.04	$2.95 MX$54.63	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 DKK45.25	$6.13 MX$113.44	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.41 DKK49.31	$7.20 MX$133.19	-2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.93 DKK32.76	$2.56 MX$47.39	-48.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.47 DKK36.36	$4.28 MX$79.19	-21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 DKK7.73	$1.52 MX$28.05	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 DKK9.27	$0.71 MX$13.19	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 DKK11.36	$0.98 MX$18.19	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 DKK12.50	$1.12 MX$20.72	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 DKK7.14	$1.06 MX$19.52	-1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DKK5.00	$1.23 MX$22.77	+63.8%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Vejle	Monterrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 DKK60.09	$5.91 MX$109.36	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.55 DKK475.92	$32.04 MX$592.58	-55.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,463.97 DKK336K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-57.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.13 DKK127.25	$10.57 MX$195.47	-44.8%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Vejle	Monterrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.63 DKK250.30	$26.79 MX$495.42	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$911.38 DKK6,061.76	$981.90 MX$18,158.20	+7.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$772.04 DKK5,134.96	$685.94 MX$12,685.02	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 DKK928.53	$91.91 MX$1,699.66	-34.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 91.2% more for childcare

	Vejle	Monterrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$376.60 DKK2,504.86	$703.26 MX$13,005.38	+86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,875.00 DKK39,075.79	$11,496.80 MX$213K	+95.7%
Average			+91.2%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Vejle	Monterrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.04 DKK60.12	$2.36 MX$43.72	-73.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.67 DKK44.34	$4.04 MX$74.68	-39.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.49 DKK63.12	$4.90 MX$90.53	-48.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.07 DKK306.39	$31.22 MX$577.27	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.93 DKK119.23	$5.29 MX$97.74	-70.5%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Vejle	Monterrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.21 DKK726.41	$73.56 MX$1,360.29	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 DKK317.28	$42.76 MX$790.75	-10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 DKK768.16	$112.51 MX$2,080.57	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.79 DKK1,235.73	$120.67 MX$2,231.48	-35.1%
Average			-21.4%

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