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Piracicaba vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Piracicaba is 11.9% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 29.2% less in Piracicaba
Groceries
pay 34.4% less in Piracicaba
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Piracicaba
Housing
pay 46.1% less in Piracicaba
Childcare
pay 48.1% less in Piracicaba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.3% less in Piracicaba
Clothing
pay 5.3% less in Piracicaba

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Piracicaba. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Piracicaba.

Piracicaba vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.2% less for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.86
MX$197.31
$6.52
R$35.47
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.82
MX$160.32
$7.45
R$40.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$31.47
$1.16
R$6.33

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
MX$47.71
$1.54
R$8.40
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$91.60
$4.15
R$22.56
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$118.83
$3.62
R$19.70

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$93.37
$4.04
R$21.98
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$355.17
$65.59
R$356.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$364,045.47
$21,428.84
R$116,560.02

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pay 46.1% less for housing

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
MX$562.20
$17.89
R$97.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,613.07
$326.04
R$1,773.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,308.67
$267.08
R$1,452.78

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,822.12
$227.32
R$1,236.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$198,058.25
$5,560.16
R$30,243.94

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$59.19
$1.58
R$8.62
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$69.31
$1.96
R$10.64
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.34
MX$78.93
$2.80
R$15.20

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Piracicaba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.95
MX$1,107.65
$66.50
R$361.70
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.08
MX$873.77
$58.98
R$320.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.72
MX$1,921.42
$88.99
R$484.03

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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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