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La Ceiba vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

La Ceiba is 5.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in La Ceiba
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in La Ceiba
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in La Ceiba
Housing: pay 48.8% more in La Ceiba
Childcare: pay 56.8% less in La Ceiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% less in La Ceiba
Clothing: pay 57.0% less in La Ceiba

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

La Ceiba vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Ceiba instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$205.69	$3.96 HNL101.08	-60.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$154.27	$6.93 HNL176.89	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$22.36	??
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$16.01	??
Average			-33.5%

Mexico City vs. La Ceiba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$50.80	$1.67 HNL42.71	-31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$100.82	$3.56 HNL90.86	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$114.10	$4.80 HNL122.60	-12.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$45.22	$1.60 HNL40.84	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$73.97	$2.41 HNL61.48	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$25.31	$1.69 HNL43.27	+38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.86	$0.30 HNL7.55	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.55	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.14	$0.58 HNL14.90	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$17.63	$0.57 HNL14.67	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$17.15	$0.91 HNL23.15	+9.5%
Average			-20.1%

Mexico City vs. La Ceiba - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$96.07	$4.00 HNL102.19	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$370.24	$59.10 HNL1,509.64	+230.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$71.99	$8.90 HNL227.44	+156.2%
Average			+124.4%

Mexico City vs. La Ceiba - Cost of transportation

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pay 48.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$505.09	$67.12 HNL1,714.59	+175.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	$179.32 HNL4,580.57	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	$129.02 HNL3,295.72	-76.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$627.99	$83.68 HNL2,137.52	+176.1%
Average			+48.8%

Mexico City vs. La Ceiba - Cost of housing

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pay 56.8% less for childcare

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	$183.21 HNL4,679.88	-52.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	$3,236.45 HNL82,671.26	-61.6%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$56.56	$0.99 HNL25.27	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$62.28	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$81.25	$2.29 HNL58.37	-41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	$33.49 HNL855.46	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$102.84	$3.55 HNL90.58	-28.6%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 57.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	La Ceiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	$17.73 HNL452.89	-68.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$850.67	$11.82 HNL301.93	-71.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	$35.46 HNL905.78	-61.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	$67.46 HNL1,723.15	-26.6%
Average			-57.0%

Mexico City vs. La Ceiba - Cost of clothing

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