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Mexico City vs. Oaxaca De Juarez Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 20.4% more expensive than Oaxaca De Juarez.

Restaurants: pay 49.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 27.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 26.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 20.5% less in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 24.0% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Oaxaca De Juarez Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.9% more for restaurants

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.97 MX$109.24	$10.86 MX$198.62	+81.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 MX$153.93	$8.82 MX$161.38	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.83	$1.73 MX$31.68	+32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MX$13.24	$1.30 MX$23.86	+80.2%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.73 MX$50.02	$2.63 MX$48.03	-4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$5.04 MX$92.21	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.10 MX$93.36	$6.54 MX$119.62	+28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 MX$29.53	$2.61 MX$47.69	+61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MX$40.54	$3.80 MX$69.61	+71.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$18.02	$1.37 MX$25.05	+39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$9.91	$0.80 MX$14.63	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.17	$0.97 MX$17.81	+17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 MX$4.50	$0.91 MX$16.58	+268.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 MX$18.24	$0.96 MX$17.54	-3.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 MX$15.84	$0.99 MX$18.19	+14.8%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 27.9% less for transportation

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 MX$89.74	$5.14 MX$93.99	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$357.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,070.30 MX$422,071.22	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.91 MX$327.73	$4.42 MX$80.95	-75.3%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 26.1% more for housing

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.43 MX$446.90	$30.93 MX$565.92	+26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.44 MX$12,082.82	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$470.45 MX$8,606.94	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.93 MX$968.28	$37.36 MX$683.53	-29.4%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 20.5% less for childcare

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$416.17 MX$7,613.83	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,609.76 MX$358,760.54	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	-44.4%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 MX$42.21	$3.26 MX$59.59	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 MX$49.66	$3.81 MX$69.77	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 MX$76.97	$4.34 MX$79.45	+3.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.57 MX$595.87	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+79.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.31	$6.51 MX$119.17	+20.0%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 24.0% more for clothing

	Oaxaca De Juarez	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.81 MX$728.28	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	+53.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.16 MX$1,118.90	$48.08 MX$879.56	-21.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.85 MX$1,241.39	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+55.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.23 MX$1,870.35	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	+8.5%
Average			+24.0%

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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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