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Liberia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 20.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Liberia
Housing: pay 8.9% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 27.6% more in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Liberia
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Liberia

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Liberia are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Liberia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Liberia.

Liberia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.7% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$9.91 CRC4,946.99	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.82 CRC910.25	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.49 CRC742.05	+13.9%
Average			+5.7%

Mexico City vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.64 CRC1,317.14	+0.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$3.57 CRC1,780.92	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$7.78 CRC3,886.45	+19.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.88 CRC1,436.26	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.26 CRC1,626.84	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.94 CRC968.09	+41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.63 CRC314.15	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$1.02 CRC508.62	+4.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.30 CRC650.74	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$1.55 CRC772.46	+61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$1.06 CRC527.32	+6.2%
Average			+11.1%

Mexico City vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.39 CRC2,690.83	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$49.53 CRC24,734.97	+153.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$37,640.45 CRC18,798,579.99	+87.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$16.12 CRC8,048.76	+264.2%
Average			+127.6%

Mexico City vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$36.32 CRC18,138.98	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$297.16 CRC148,409.84	-72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$237.73 CRC118,727.87	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$68.88 CRC34,400.73	+84.4%
Average			-8.9%

Mexico City vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 27.6% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$600.27 CRC299,787.88	+39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$12,605.72 CRC6,295,612.71	+15.7%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.48 CRC1,236.75	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.19 CRC1,591.28	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$4.56 CRC2,275.62	+4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$44.24 CRC22,096.58	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$8.42 CRC4,204.95	+29.3%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$59.43 CRC29,681.97	-2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$33.81 CRC16,885.74	-29.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$120.28 CRC60,070.65	+13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$82.21 CRC41,060.06	-25.9%
Average			-11.1%

Mexico City vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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