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Puerto Escondido vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Escondido is 53.6% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% less in Puerto Escondido
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Puerto Escondido
Transportation: pay 45.6% less in Puerto Escondido
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Puerto Escondido
Childcare: pay 55.7% less in Puerto Escondido
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% less in Puerto Escondido

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Puerto Escondido.

Puerto Escondido vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Escondido instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 69.8% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,796	$6.17 MX$127.37	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,519	??
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK441	$0.92 MX$18.95	-70.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK305	$0.67 MX$13.83	-69.3%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK505	$2.23 MX$46.09	-38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,084	$2.98 MX$61.45	-61.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK895	$4.89 MX$100.80	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK805	$2.23 MX$46.09	-61.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,321	$4.71 MX$97.15	-50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK196	$0.90 MX$18.58	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK141	$0.38 MX$7.90	-62.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$0.50 MX$10.22	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK311	$0.71 MX$14.71	-67.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK201	$0.90 MX$18.58	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK131	$1.13 MX$23.23	+20.5%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 45.6% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,188	$4.62 MX$95.36	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,477	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,362	??
Average			-45.6%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,766	$68.14 MX$1,405.76	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	$409.53 MX$8,449.19	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	$509.61 MX$10,513.94	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,542	$41.76 MX$861.49	-22.6%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 55.7% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,244	$111.69 MX$2,304.32	-55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	??
Average			-55.7%

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pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,511	$2.13 MX$44.04	-80.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK742	$3.17 MX$65.41	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,712	$4.22 MX$87.05	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,777	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,065	$4.96 MX$102.41	-66.4%
Average			-63.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Reykjavik	Puerto Escondido
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,232	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,950	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,226	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,139	??

Reykjavik vs. Puerto Escondido - Cost of clothing

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