• Leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    25 days ago

    That’s roughly 23k MXN, which is also what some people here earn in an entire month. Just trying to clarify that while it’s certainly not as expensive as it is in the US compared to the average person’s salary, it’s still not as cheap for people who actually live here either

    • confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      That’s helpful context. So all that for about 1 months salary in Mexico. Meanwhile the USA estimate was multiple months salary. Looks like about 4-5 months for the average American.

    • captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      25 days ago

      Not to undermine your point, dental services are still kinda expensive for regular people, but this is also Tijuana, a border city where stuff is more expensive.

      And that dental clinic probably inflates their prices since they provably service a number of foreigners.

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        24 days ago

        I’m aware, but if I started talking about that I would’ve ended with an entire wall of text, and I didn’t feel like doing that

        Still, thanks for providing additional context

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      24 days ago

      Sure, but 21,000 usd as he was quoted is closer to the average annual salary in America. So it’s still disgustingly more affordable for a local Mexican to afford their own dental care.

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      24 days ago

      Walking into a hospital in America is a month of work for me before they even do anything and i make good money for an American.