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Mexico City vs. Zoetermeer Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 17.7% cheaper than Zoetermeer.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 58.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 42.2% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 39.8% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 22.6% less in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Zoetermeer Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.44 €17.62	$10.86 MX$198.62	-46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$8.82 MX$161.38	-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 €2.03	$1.73 MX$31.68	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 €2.01	$1.30 MX$23.86	-44.2%
Average			-35.5%

Zoetermeer vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 €1.01	$2.63 MX$48.03	+124.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.69 €5.77	$5.04 MX$92.21	-24.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.80	$6.54 MX$119.62	+48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.02	$2.61 MX$47.69	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.52 €5.62	$3.80 MX$69.61	-41.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$1.37 MX$25.05	+62.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.80 MX$14.63	-30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$0.97 MX$17.81	+38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 €1.48	$0.91 MX$16.58	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.82	$0.96 MX$17.54	+0.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.60	$0.99 MX$18.19	+42.2%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 58.3% less for transportation

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.68 €7.49	$5.14 MX$93.99	-40.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$357.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,074.55 €32,832.71	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.34 €28.75	$4.42 MX$80.95	-86.7%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 42.2% less for housing

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.96 €32.73	$30.93 MX$565.92	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,401.52 €1,208.57	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,284.72 €1,107.85	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	-47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.56 €161.73	$37.36 MX$683.53	-80.1%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 39.8% more for childcare

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,105.61 €1,815.73	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,204.55 €3,625.70	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+159.2%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.04	$3.26 MX$59.59	-44.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 €3.95	$3.81 MX$69.77	-16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$4.34 MX$79.45	-62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.20 €25.18	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+100.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.93 €14.60	$6.51 MX$119.17	-61.5%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 22.6% less for clothing

	Zoetermeer	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.88 €87.85	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.37 €43.43	$48.08 MX$879.56	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.95 €95.68	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.60 €161.77	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	-40.9%
Average			-22.6%

Zoetermeer vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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