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Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Oaxaca De Juarez is 16.5% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Groceries: pay 20.9% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Oaxaca De Juarez
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Oaxaca De Juarez
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Oaxaca De Juarez

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

Oaxaca De Juarez vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$5.97 MX$109.24	-41.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$8.41 MX$153.93	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$1.30 MX$23.83	-5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.72 MX$13.24	-30.6%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 20.9% less for groceries

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$2.73 MX$50.02	+4.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$3.26 MX$59.59	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$5.10 MX$93.36	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$1.61 MX$29.53	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$2.22 MX$40.54	-39.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$0.98 MX$18.02	-22.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.54 MX$9.91	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$0.83 MX$15.17	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$0.25 MX$4.50	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$1.00 MX$18.24	+11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.87 MX$15.84	-11.5%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$4.91 MX$89.74	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$17.91 MX$327.73	-8.2%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$24.43 MX$446.90	-16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	+6.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$52.93 MX$968.28	+7.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	+75.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	+252.1%
Average			+163.9%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$2.31 MX$42.21	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$2.71 MX$49.66	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$4.21 MX$76.97	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$32.57 MX$595.87	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$5.43 MX$99.31	-0.1%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Mexico	Oaxaca De Juarez
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$39.81 MX$728.28	-24.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	+50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	+16.9%
Average			+3.4%

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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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