Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Monterrey Cost of Living Summary

London is 2.7 times more expensive than Monterrey.

Restaurants: pay 78.5% more in London
Groceries: pay 30.1% more in London
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in London
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in London
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in London
Clothing: pay 40.7% more in London

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and clothing in London are more expensive than in Monterrey. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in London.

London vs. Monterrey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in London instead of Monterrey, you would:

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pay 78.5% more for restaurants

	Monterrey	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.41 MX$256.04	$25.83 £20.79	+108.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$153.62	$10.33 £8.32	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 MX$27.18	$2.46 £1.98	+86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 MX$21.14	$1.85 £1.49	+80.5%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

	Monterrey	London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 MX$51.12	$2.07 £1.67	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MX$99.48	$5.65 £4.55	+17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.80 MX$119.72	$6.31 £5.08	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 MX$53.95	$4.45 £3.58	+70.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.94 MX$81.36	$4.26 £3.43	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$26.72	$1.56 £1.26	+20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$11.21	$0.75 £0.61	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MX$15.39	$1.44 £1.16	+92.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$16.56	$1.79 £1.44	+123.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$18.71	$0.69 £0.55	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 MX$15.73	$0.70 £0.56	-8.0%
Average			+30.1%

Monterrey vs. London - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Monterrey	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 MX$95.58	$7.39 £5.95	+59.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.19 MX$870.52	$258.31 £207.93	+512.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,338.02 MX$460,864.66	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	+63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.43 MX$194.59	$35.26 £28.38	+273.8%
Average			+227.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Monterrey	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.26 MX$603.60	$41.63 £33.51	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.43 MX$18,040.68	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	+224.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$618.73 MX$12,765.22	$2,063.73 £1,661.22	+233.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.13 MX$1,797.58	$263.90 £212.43	+202.9%
Average			+175.7%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Monterrey	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.39 MX$6,486.24	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	+642.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,974.43 MX$143,892.19	$27,892.30 £22,452.16	+299.9%
Average			+471.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Monterrey	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 MX$51.21	$8.27 £6.65	+233.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 MX$66.48	$4.80 £3.87	+49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$81.93	$19.76 £15.91	+397.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.33 MX$832.05	$65.66 £52.86	+62.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 MX$122.90	$16.14 £13.00	+171.0%
Average			+182.7%

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pay 40.7% more for clothing

	Monterrey	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.35 MX$1,080.09	$96.94 £78.03	+85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.13 MX$848.50	$50.55 £40.69	+22.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.18 MX$1,881.14	$114.87 £92.47	+26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.17 MX$2,169.84	$135.36 £108.96	+28.7%
Average			+40.7%

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