Cost of living comparison

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Venlo vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Venlo is 79.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Venlo
Groceries
pay 19.3% more in Venlo
Transportation
pay 2.8 times more in Venlo
Housing
pay 77.1% more in Venlo
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Venlo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 72.6% more in Venlo
Clothing
pay 6.4% less in Venlo

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Venlo are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Venlo.

Venlo vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.86
MX$195.57
$23.36
€19.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.82
MX$158.90
$14.89
€12.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.73
MX$31.20
$3.23
€2.75

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.63
MX$47.29
$1.86
€1.59
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
MX$90.79
$6.74
€5.74
Milk (1 gallon) $6.54
MX$117.78
$4.39
€3.74

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.14
MX$92.54
$8.53
€7.27
Monthly public transit pass $19.54
MX$352.03
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,030.45
MX$360,826.57
$38,415.18
€32,729.96

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pay 77.1% more for housing

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.93
MX$557.23
$47.79
€40.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,079.15
MX$19,439.65
$1,231.06
€1,048.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $677.25
MX$12,199.84
$1,197.19
€1,020.01

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $430.39
MX$7,752.95
$1,304.26
€1,111.23
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,897.53
MX$196,307.02
$12,458.56
€10,614.76

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pay 72.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
MX$58.67
$6.72
€5.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.81
MX$68.70
$3.60
€3.07
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.34
MX$78.23
$14.60
€12.44

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

 
Mexico City
Venlo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$60.95
MX$1,097.86
$80.79
€68.83
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$48.08
MX$866.05
$26.57
€22.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$105.72
MX$1,904.43
$87.95
€74.93

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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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