Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 16.4% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 43.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 63.8% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 17.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 35.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 26.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$201.61	$5.23 R$30.66	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$151.20	$5.92 R$34.75	-20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.92	$0.99 R$5.82	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.69	$0.55 R$3.24	-28.6%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 43.9% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$49.79	$1.08 R$6.32	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$98.82	$3.34 R$19.61	-31.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$111.83	$3.00 R$17.60	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.32	$1.64 R$9.60	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$72.51	$1.34 R$7.87	-62.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.81	$0.84 R$4.95	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.59	$0.38 R$2.20	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.22	$0.39 R$2.28	-51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.80	$0.54 R$3.14	-35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.28	$0.42 R$2.45	-50.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.81	$0.41 R$2.40	-50.5%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 63.8% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$94.16	$3.73 R$21.86	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$362.89	$52.25 R$306.57	+192.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$378,011.91	$16,373.17 R$96,059.76	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$70.56	$6.75 R$39.60	+94.2%
Average			+63.8%

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pay 17.8% less for housing

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$495.06	$19.47 R$114.25	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,144.57	$289.14 R$1,696.37	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,051.69	$207.28 R$1,216.08	-61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$615.53	$54.12 R$317.51	+78.5%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 35.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,743.52	$263.95 R$1,548.59	-30.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$171,125.39	$4,993.24 R$29,294.82	-40.7%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$55.44	$2.04 R$12.00	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$61.05	$1.65 R$9.71	-45.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$79.63	$1.83 R$10.73	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,090.22	$20.47 R$120.07	-61.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$100.80	$5.57 R$32.70	+12.3%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,144.40	$41.42 R$243.01	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$833.78	$39.42 R$231.29	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,868.08	$73.90 R$433.58	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,866.79	$62.27 R$365.33	-32.3%
Average			-20.6%

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