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Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) is 15.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Housing: pay 35.8% more in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Centurion (Verwoerdburg)

The cost of transportation and housing in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Centurion (Verwoerdburg). Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Centurion (Verwoerdburg).

Centurion (Verwoerdburg) vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Centurion (Verwoerdburg) instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 10.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$4.68 ZAR87.63	-37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.27	$1.01 ZAR18.87	-6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.94	$0.77 ZAR14.36	-0.7%
Average			-10.3%

Mexico City vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.59	$1.07 ZAR20.03	-56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.40	$4.23 ZAR79.08	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$113.62	$4.41 ZAR82.47	-20.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.03	$2.42 ZAR45.35	+11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.66	$2.11 ZAR39.44	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.20	$0.69 ZAR12.92	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.81	$0.70 ZAR13.01	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.48	$0.73 ZAR13.57	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.75 ZAR13.96	-9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.56	$0.64 ZAR11.97	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.07	$0.70 ZAR13.18	-14.9%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$95.67	$5.00 ZAR93.59	+7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$368.69	$90.88 ZAR1,700.54	+408.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	$22,663.17 ZAR424,073.29	+21.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.69	$10.22 ZAR191.31	+194.2%
Average			+158.1%

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pay 35.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$502.98	$46.17 ZAR863.95	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	$198.80 ZAR3,719.94	-77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	$331.33 ZAR6,199.90	-39.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$625.36	$82.06 ZAR1,535.47	+170.7%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	$233.11 ZAR4,361.90	-38.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	-43.0%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.33	$2.27 ZAR42.51	-16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.02	$2.00 ZAR37.34	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$80.91	$3.12 ZAR58.46	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	$44.72 ZAR836.72	-16.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.41	$7.53 ZAR140.83	+51.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Centurion (Verwoerdburg)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	$49.09 ZAR918.51	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$847.11	$34.65 ZAR648.33	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	$91.71 ZAR1,716.04	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	+6.9%
Average			-5.5%

Mexico City vs. Centurion (Verwoerdburg) - Cost of clothing

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