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Mexico City vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.0 times more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 8.9% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 39.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Mexico City are more expensive than in Venezuela. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$10.86 MX$195.57	+31.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$8.82 MX$158.90	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$1.73 MX$31.20	+43.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$1.30 MX$23.49	+27.5%
Average			+23.6%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$2.63 MX$47.29	+34.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$5.04 MX$90.79	+71.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$6.54 MX$117.78	-8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$2.61 MX$46.96	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$3.80 MX$68.54	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$1.37 MX$24.66	-44.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$0.80 MX$14.41	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$0.97 MX$17.53	+40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$0.91 MX$16.32	+0.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$0.96 MX$17.27	+11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$0.99 MX$17.91	+16.5%
Average			+16.2%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$5.14 MX$92.54	+171.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$19.54 MX$352.03	-30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$4.42 MX$79.70	-80.2%
Average			+8.9%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$30.93 MX$557.23	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+452.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+410.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$37.36 MX$673.03	+160.4%
Average			+251.9%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+469.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+150.4%
Average			+310.0%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$3.26 MX$58.67	+132.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$3.81 MX$68.70	+73.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$4.34 MX$78.23	+23.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+75.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$6.51 MX$117.34	+34.8%
Average			+67.9%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.0% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$48.08 MX$866.05	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+45.4%
Average			+39.0%

Venezuela vs. Mexico City - 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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