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Mexico City vs. Princeton Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 49.4% cheaper than Princeton.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 46.0% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 45.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 68.5% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Mexico City

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Princeton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Princeton, you would:

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pay 55.3% less for restaurants

	Princeton	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$9.93 MX$205.69	-50.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.00	$7.45 MX$154.27	-53.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60	$1.08 MX$22.36	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$0.77 MX$16.01	-58.8%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

	Princeton	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$4.04	$2.45 MX$50.80	-39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.86	$4.87 MX$100.82	-62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08	$5.51 MX$114.10	+34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23	$2.18 MX$45.22	-48.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.00	$3.57 MX$73.97	-67.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33	$1.22 MX$25.31	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15	$0.67 MX$13.86	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.42	$0.80 MX$16.55	-66.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75	$0.83 MX$17.14	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24	$0.85 MX$17.63	-31.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.83 MX$17.15	-50.3%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 45.2% less for transportation

	Princeton	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.45	$4.64 MX$96.07	+34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$199.00	$17.87 MX$370.24	-91.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.46	$3.47 MX$71.99	-86.4%
Average			-45.2%

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pay 68.5% less for housing

	Princeton	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.33	$24.38 MX$505.09	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,925.00	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$137.65	$30.31 MX$627.99	-78.0%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Princeton	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,366.67	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	-72.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,000.00	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	-29.8%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Princeton	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$2.73 MX$56.56	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.00	$3.01 MX$62.28	-39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00	$3.92 MX$81.25	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$172.50	$53.69 MX$1,112.30	-68.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$4.96 MX$102.84	-66.9%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Princeton	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.00	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$41.06 MX$850.67	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.50	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	-54.6%
Average			-19.4%

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