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Mexico City vs. Vila Real Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 12.4% more expensive than Vila Real.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 28.5% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 41.4% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Vila Real Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Vila Real, you would:

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pay 8.7% more for restaurants

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.34 €7.98	$10.86 MX$195.79	+16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.18 €6.98	$8.82 MX$159.08	+7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 €1.50	$1.73 MX$31.23	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 €1.00	$1.30 MX$23.52	+11.7%
Average			+8.7%

Vila Real vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 €1.22	$2.63 MX$47.34	+84.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 €4.55	$5.04 MX$90.89	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 €3.21	$6.54 MX$117.92	+74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.77 €2.36	$2.61 MX$47.01	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.07	$3.80 MX$68.61	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.70	$1.37 MX$24.69	+66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.54	$0.80 MX$14.43	+25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.63	$0.97 MX$17.55	+31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 €0.99	$0.91 MX$16.34	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.58	$0.96 MX$17.29	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.71	$0.99 MX$17.93	+18.8%
Average			+28.5%

Vila Real vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.4% less for transportation

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.15	$5.14 MX$92.65	-28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.70 €21.94	$19.54 MX$352.42	-23.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,937.31 €28,123.91	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.76 €14.31	$4.42 MX$79.79	-73.6%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.62 €42.37	$30.93 MX$557.85	-37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$817.59 €698.11	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$506.13 €432.16	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.47 €76.39	$37.36 MX$673.78	-58.2%
Average			-7.5%

Vila Real vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$467.20 €398.92	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	-7.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,657.54 €5,684.62	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	+63.7%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.49	$3.26 MX$58.74	+11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 €1.00	$3.81 MX$68.78	+226.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.49	$4.34 MX$78.32	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.87 €28.92	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	+72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.05 €7.73	$6.51 MX$117.47	-28.0%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Vila Real	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.44 €79.78	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	-34.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.12 €27.43	$48.08 MX$867.02	+49.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.42 €67.82	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	+33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.76 €69.81	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	+35.7%
Average			+20.9%

Vila Real vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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