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Mexico City vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 39.9% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 38.0% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 40.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Praia, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Praia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.29 CVE502.50	$10.86 MX$198.62	+105.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 CVE658.38	$8.82 MX$161.38	+27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.26 CVE310.29	$1.73 MX$31.68	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 CVE126.87	$1.30 MX$23.86	-2.3%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Praia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 CVE207.77	$2.63 MX$48.03	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 CVE1,292.06	$5.04 MX$92.21	-62.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.38 CVE511.23	$6.54 MX$119.62	+21.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 CVE225.37	$2.61 MX$47.69	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$3.80 MX$69.61
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 CVE229.41	$1.37 MX$25.05	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 CVE137.83	$0.80 MX$14.63	-44.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.76 CVE166.93	$0.97 MX$17.81	-44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.80 CVE266.47	$0.91 MX$16.58	-67.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 CVE64.32	$0.96 MX$17.54	+41.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 CVE68.92	$0.99 MX$18.19	+37.2%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 38.0% less for transportation

	Praia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.26 CVE594.72	$5.14 MX$93.99	-17.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.37 CVE2,791.68	$19.54 MX$357.52	-33.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,364.84 CVE2,886,735.02	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	-34.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 CVE1,251.00	$4.42 MX$80.95	-66.4%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 40.5% more for housing

	Praia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.34 CVE5,165.74	$30.93 MX$565.92	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$479.44 CVE45,580.03	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	+125.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.36 CVE25,322.24	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	+154.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$145.64 CVE13,845.31	$37.36 MX$683.53	-74.3%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Praia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$147.65 CVE14,037.25	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	+191.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,238.92 CVE307,918.40	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	+236.5%
Average			+214.0%

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pay 47.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 CVE258.29	$3.26 MX$59.59	+19.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 CVE155.11	$3.81 MX$69.77	+133.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.79 CVE455.80	$4.34 MX$79.45	-9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	+82.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.86 CVE557.09	$6.51 MX$119.17	+11.2%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Praia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.10 CVE8,375.05	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.96 CVE3,038.67	$48.08 MX$879.56	+50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.23 CVE8,103.12	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.85 CVE12,154.67	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	-13.3%
Average			+7.6%

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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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