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Vina Del Mar vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Vina Del Mar is 6.7% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Vina Del Mar
Groceries: pay 28.4% less in Vina Del Mar
Transportation: pay 96.9% more in Vina Del Mar
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Vina Del Mar
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Vina Del Mar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Vina Del Mar
Clothing: pay 31.2% less in Vina Del Mar

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

Vina Del Mar vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vina Del Mar instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.55 CLF0.1800	-30.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$7.29 CLF0.1700	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.32 CLF0.0300	-23.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$1.02 CLF0.0200	-21.8%
Average			-23.3%

Mexico City vs. Vina Del Mar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.4% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$1.31 CLF0.0300	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$4.91 CLF0.1200	-2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$4.43 CLF0.1000	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$2.97 CLF0.0700	+13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.25 CLF0.0500	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$0.72 CLF0.0200	-47.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$0.69 CLF0.0200	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$0.61 CLF0.0100	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.58 CLF0.0100	-39.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.63 CLF0.0100	-37.1%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 96.9% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$5.08 CLF0.1200	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$37.51 CLF0.8800	+92.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$19,273.05 CLF452.6700	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$17.72 CLF0.4200	+300.4%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$19.02 CLF0.4500	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$444.62 CLF10.4400	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$320.96 CLF7.5400	-52.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$98.34 CLF2.3100	+163.2%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$5,210.34 CLF122.3800	-52.2%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.87 CLF0.0700	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$2.81 CLF0.0700	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$4.85 CLF0.1100	+11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$45.59 CLF1.0700	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$5.73 CLF0.1300	-12.0%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 31.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Vina Del Mar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$45.85 CLF1.0800	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$31.26 CLF0.7300	-35.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$59.92 CLF1.4100	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$86.84 CLF2.0400	-21.7%
Average			-31.2%

Mexico City vs. Vina Del Mar - 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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