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Mexico City vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 37.3% more expensive than Sao Jose dos Campos.

Restaurants: pay 35.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 55.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Sao Jose dos Campos. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Sao Jose dos Campos, you would:

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pay 35.1% more for restaurants

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.35 R$26.92	$9.93 MX$204.83	+128.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$37.69	$7.45 MX$153.62	+22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$7.65	$1.08 MX$22.27	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 R$4.63	$0.77 MX$15.94	+3.2%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 55.4% more for groceries

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 R$7.65	$2.45 MX$50.59	+98.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.00 R$24.72	$4.87 MX$100.40	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 R$22.94	$5.51 MX$113.62	+48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 R$12.29	$2.18 MX$45.03	+9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 R$9.23	$3.57 MX$73.66	+139.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 R$5.01	$1.22 MX$25.20	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 R$4.17	$0.67 MX$13.81	-0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.87	$0.80 MX$16.48	+72.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$4.09	$0.83 MX$17.07	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.35	$0.85 MX$17.56	+57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 R$2.73	$0.83 MX$17.07	+87.6%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 R$21.58	$4.64 MX$95.67	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.82 R$153.45	$17.87 MX$368.69	-28.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	$18,615.02 MX$384,053.88	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.37 R$57.93	$3.47 MX$71.69	-62.9%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 R$117.96	$24.38 MX$502.98	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.41 R$2,092.13	$893.52 MX$18,434.59	+164.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.66 R$1,543.46	$544.24 MX$11,228.34	+118.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.69 R$183.54	$30.31 MX$625.36	+2.1%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.02 R$1,953.68	$381.33 MX$7,867.29	+20.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	$8,426.99 MX$173,860.58	+19.5%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 77.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$10.77	$2.73 MX$56.33	+56.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 R$9.86	$3.01 MX$62.02	+88.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$12.92	$3.92 MX$80.91	+87.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.66 R$127.74	$53.69 MX$1,107.64	+159.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.23 R$32.30	$4.96 MX$102.41	-5.0%
Average			+77.5%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.03 R$358.76	$56.36 MX$1,162.69	-2.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.00 R$278.18	$41.06 MX$847.11	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.09 R$464.25	$91.99 MX$1,897.94	+22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.70 R$399.97	$91.93 MX$1,896.63	+42.1%
Average			+13.2%

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