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Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Oaxaca De Juarez is 5.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 29.7% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Groceries: pay 26.4% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Housing: pay 12.1% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Childcare: pay 38.3% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Oaxaca De Juarez

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

Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oaxaca De Juarez instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 29.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$5.97 MX$109.24	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$8.41 MX$153.93	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$1.30 MX$23.83	-24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$0.72 MX$13.24	-44.5%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$2.73 MX$50.02	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$3.26 MX$59.59	-35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$5.10 MX$93.36	-22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$1.61 MX$29.53	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$2.22 MX$40.54	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$0.98 MX$18.02	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.54 MX$9.91	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.83 MX$15.17	-14.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$0.25 MX$4.50	-72.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$1.00 MX$18.24	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.87 MX$15.84	-12.9%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$4.91 MX$89.74	-4.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	+15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$17.91 MX$327.73	+304.9%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 12.1% less for housing

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$24.43 MX$446.90	-21.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	-30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$52.93 MX$968.28	+41.7%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 38.3% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	-3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	+79.9%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$2.31 MX$42.21	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$2.71 MX$49.66	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$4.21 MX$76.97	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$32.57 MX$595.87	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$5.43 MX$99.31	-16.7%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Oaxaca De Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$39.81 MX$728.28	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	-7.8%
Average			-12.8%

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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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