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Mexico City vs. Volta Redonda Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 68.5% more expensive than Volta Redonda.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 95.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 61.7% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Mexico City are more expensive than in Volta Redonda. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Volta Redonda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Volta Redonda, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.52 R$35.34	$10.86 MX$195.57	+66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 R$30.30	$8.82 MX$158.90	+57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 R$8.68	$1.73 MX$31.20	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 R$5.55	$1.30 MX$23.49	+27.2%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 R$8.08	$2.63 MX$47.29	+76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 R$22.47	$5.04 MX$90.79	+21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 R$18.16	$6.54 MX$117.78	+95.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 R$12.12	$2.61 MX$46.96	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 R$9.85	$3.80 MX$68.54	+109.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 R$5.84	$1.37 MX$24.66	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.61	$0.80 MX$14.41	-5.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 R$4.23	$0.97 MX$17.53	+24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.78	$0.91 MX$16.32	+2.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.89	$0.96 MX$17.27	+33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.28	$0.99 MX$17.91	+64.1%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 18.3% less for transportation

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 R$21.90	$5.14 MX$92.54	+27.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$352.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,223.72 R$131,278.01	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-17.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.53 R$67.89	$4.42 MX$79.70	-64.7%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.89 R$96.94	$30.93 MX$557.23	+72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.56 R$1,363.28	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+329.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.34 R$1,009.84	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+263.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.97 R$178.68	$37.36 MX$673.03	+13.3%
Average			+169.7%

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pay 95.2% more for childcare

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$186.34 R$1,009.84	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+131.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,834.87 R$37,040.88	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+59.4%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 R$12.62	$3.26 MX$58.67	+39.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 R$10.60	$3.81 MX$68.70	+94.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 R$15.15	$4.34 MX$78.23	+55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.63 R$100.98	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+213.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.66 R$25.25	$6.51 MX$117.34	+39.8%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 61.7% more for clothing

	Volta Redonda	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.86 R$232.26	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+42.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.27 R$201.97	$48.08 MX$866.05	+29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$46.58 R$252.46	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+126.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.51 R$403.82	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+48.8%
Average			+61.7%

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