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Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Vila Nova De Gaia is 25.4% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 16.8% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Groceries: pay 6.8% less in Vila Nova De Gaia
Transportation: pay 84.5% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Housing: pay 52.7% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Childcare: pay 3.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Vila Nova De Gaia

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Vila Nova De Gaia are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Vila Nova De Gaia.

Vila Nova De Gaia vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Nova De Gaia instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 16.8% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$12.26 €10.45	+13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$9.34 €7.96	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$2.22 €1.89	+28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.57 €1.33	+20.1%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 6.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$1.77 €1.51	-32.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$6.13 €5.22	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$4.15 €3.53	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$3.29 €2.80	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.37 €2.87	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.13 €0.96	-17.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.67 €0.57	-16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.91 €0.78	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$1.14 €0.97	+25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.79 €0.67	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.91 €0.78	-8.4%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 84.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$7.43 €6.33	+44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$32.70 €27.86	+67.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$35,039.69 €29,854.02	+74.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$11.10 €9.45	+150.8%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 52.7% more for housing

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$39.84 €33.94	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$914.93 €779.52	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$770.87 €656.79	+13.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$105.90 €90.22	+183.4%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 3.2% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$486.99 €414.92	+13.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$10,161.51 €8,657.67	-6.8%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$3.50 €2.99	+7.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$2.21 €1.88	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$6.60 €5.62	+52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$41.27 €35.16	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$8.99 €7.66	+38.1%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Vila Nova De Gaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$113.29 €96.53	+85.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$34.75 €29.61	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$93.44 €79.61	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$157.68 €134.34	+42.2%
Average			+22.2%

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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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