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Mexico City vs. Zlin Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 1.8% cheaper than Zlin.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.2% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Zlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Zlin	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.60 CZK201.51	$10.86 MX$193.23	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 CZK130.98	$8.82 MX$157.00	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 CZK42.82	$1.73 MX$30.82	-15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 CZK30.83	$1.30 MX$23.21	-11.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Zlin	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 CZK26.58	$2.63 MX$46.72	+107.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 CZK152.62	$5.04 MX$89.71	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 CZK87.66	$6.54 MX$116.37	+56.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 CZK73.42	$2.61 MX$46.40	-25.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.38 CZK92.03	$3.80 MX$67.72	-13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CZK15.53	$1.37 MX$24.37	+85.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 CZK15.44	$0.80 MX$14.24	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 CZK19.98	$0.97 MX$17.32	+2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 CZK32.14	$0.91 MX$16.13	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.74	$0.96 MX$17.06	+87.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.69	$0.99 MX$17.70	+95.2%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Zlin	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.76 CZK141.95	$5.14 MX$91.44	-24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.80 CZK604.52	$19.54 MX$347.81	-32.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,597.85 CZK579K	$20,030.45 MX$357K	-27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 CZK302.26	$4.42 MX$78.75	-69.3%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 3.2% more for housing

	Zlin	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.16 CZK423.16	$30.93 MX$550.55	+53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$767.94 CZK16,120.45	$1,079.15 MX$19,206.67	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$623.95 CZK13,097.86	$677.25 MX$12,053.62	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$356.25 CZK7,478.32	$37.36 MX$664.96	-89.5%
Average			+3.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Zlin	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$430.39 MX$7,660.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,897.53 MX$194K

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Zlin	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK50.38	$3.26 MX$57.97	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.02 CZK63.47	$3.81 MX$67.88	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.68 CZK161.20	$4.34 MX$77.29	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.80 CZK1,108.28	$58.44 MX$1,040.20	+10.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 CZK220.65	$6.51 MX$115.94	-38.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Zlin	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.99 CZK2,350.90	$60.95 MX$1,084.70	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.20 CZK738.85	$48.08 MX$855.67	+36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.99 CZK2,854.66	$105.72 MX$1,881.61	-22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.99 CZK2,686.74	$110.91 MX$1,973.98	-13.3%
Average			-11.2%

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