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Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Tuxtla Gutierrez is 58.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Groceries: pay 45.2% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Housing: pay 76.8% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Childcare: pay 85.6% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.7% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez
Clothing: pay 66.3% less in Tuxtla Gutierrez

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Tuxtla Gutierrez vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tuxtla Gutierrez instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 60.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.80	$4.96 MX$102.41	-74.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.90	$5.96 MX$122.90	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.45	$1.03 MX$21.25	-62.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.72	$0.81 MX$16.64	-65.2%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 45.2% less for groceries

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.16	$2.48 MX$51.21	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.67	$3.23 MX$66.57	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.60	$4.51 MX$93.04	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.45	$2.38 MX$49.16	-48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.63	$2.48 MX$51.10	-39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.60	$0.90 MX$18.58	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.16	$0.41 MX$8.48	-69.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.52	$0.34 MX$6.97	-78.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.96	$0.68 MX$13.94	-72.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$2.01	$0.63 MX$13.01	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.79	$0.90 MX$18.58	-19.1%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.16	$4.35 MX$89.77	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$190.81	$27.30 MX$563.28	-77.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$47,090.37	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.41	$23.33 MX$481.35	+32.1%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 76.8% less for housing

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$105.18	$24.77 MX$511.05	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,868.44	$297.84 MX$6,144.86	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,272.87	$210.97 MX$4,352.61	-85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$294.39	??
Average			-76.8%

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pay 85.6% less for childcare

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,971.15	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,328.56	$2,089.85 MX$43,116.45	-85.6%
Average			-85.6%

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pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.66	$1.99 MX$40.97	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.92	$2.61 MX$53.77	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.40	$3.72 MX$76.81	-85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$105.66	$45.92 MX$947.33	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$23.06	$4.19 MX$86.54	-70.7%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 66.3% less for clothing

	Canberra	Tuxtla Gutierrez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$139.57	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$116.10	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$192.24	$49.64 MX$1,024.14	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$247.99	$39.71 MX$819.31	-74.2%
Average			-66.3%

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