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Mexico City vs. Port Vila Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 32.5% cheaper than Port Vila.

Restaurants: pay 34.9% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 40.5% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 47.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 73.5% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Port Vila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Port Vila, you would:

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pay 34.9% less for restaurants

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.23 VUV1,334	$9.93 MX$205.69	-11.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 VUV1,139	$7.45 MX$154.27	-22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 VUV257	$1.08 MX$22.36	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 VUV206	$0.77 MX$16.01	-55.4%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 40.5% less for groceries

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VUV293	$2.45 MX$50.80	-0.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.11 VUV1,200	$4.87 MX$100.82	-51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.55 VUV1,014	$5.51 MX$114.10	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.20 VUV618	$2.18 MX$45.22	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.41 VUV998	$3.57 MX$73.97	-57.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 VUV265	$1.22 MX$25.31	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV113	$0.67 MX$13.86	-29.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.53 VUV301	$0.80 MX$16.55	-68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 VUV136	$0.83 MX$17.14	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 VUV235	$0.85 MX$17.63	-57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 VUV114	$0.83 MX$17.15	-14.0%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 47.3% less for transportation

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 VUV852	$4.64 MX$96.07	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.38 VUV8,000	$17.87 MX$370.24	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.36 VUV2,750,000	$18,615.02 MX$385,667.80	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.84 VUV1,050	$3.47 MX$71.99	-60.7%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 73.5% less for housing

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$228.83 VUV27,167	$24.38 MX$505.09	-89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,867.11 VUV221,667	$893.52 MX$18,512.05	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,407.24 VUV167,070	$544.24 MX$11,275.52	-61.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$347.82 VUV41,294	$30.31 MX$627.99	-91.3%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$469.58 VUV55,750	$381.33 MX$7,900.35	-18.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,586.82 VUV782,000	$8,426.99 MX$174,591.20	+27.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.59 VUV545	$2.73 MX$56.56	-40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.09 VUV604	$3.01 MX$62.28	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.27 VUV1,100	$3.92 MX$81.25	-57.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$53.69 MX$1,112.30
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.63 VUV1,500	$4.96 MX$102.84	-60.7%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Port Vila	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.33 VUV5,500	$56.36 MX$1,167.58	+21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.38 VUV8,000	$41.06 MX$850.67	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.08 VUV12,000	$91.99 MX$1,905.91	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.54 VUV6,000	$91.93 MX$1,904.60	+81.9%
Average			+13.9%

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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: January 2025

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