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Mexico City vs. Vic Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 1.0% more expensive than Vic.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.4% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 6.9% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Vic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Vic	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.77 €13.69	$10.86 MX$193.93	-31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.14	$8.82 MX$157.57	-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78 €2.42	$1.73 MX$30.93	-37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 €1.35	$1.30 MX$23.29	-16.3%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	Vic	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.34 €2.03	$2.63 MX$46.90	+12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 €4.56	$5.04 MX$90.03	-4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.74 €4.12	$6.54 MX$116.80	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 €2.23	$2.61 MX$46.57	+1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 €2.67	$3.80 MX$67.96	+23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.37 MX$24.46	+61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.64	$0.80 MX$14.29	+7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 €0.51	$0.97 MX$17.39	+67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.83	$0.91 MX$16.19	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.30	$0.96 MX$17.12	+178.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.92	$0.99 MX$17.76	-6.2%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Vic	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.86 €5.95	$5.14 MX$91.77	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$349.08
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,968.02 €33,824.94	$20,030.45 MX$358K	-48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 €9.75	$4.42 MX$79.04	-60.6%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 2.4% less for housing

	Vic	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.01 €31.26	$30.93 MX$552.56	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.16 €658.96	$1,079.15 MX$19,276.81	+42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.57 €456.20	$677.25 MX$12,097.64	+28.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$112.25 €97.43	$37.36 MX$667.39	-66.7%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 6.9% more for childcare

	Vic	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.57 €456.20	$430.39 MX$7,688.01	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,257.27 €7,167.46	$10,897.53 MX$195K	+32.0%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Vic	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 €2.03	$3.26 MX$58.18	+39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.84 €1.60	$3.81 MX$68.12	+107.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.48 €5.63	$4.34 MX$77.57	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.40 €50.69	$58.44 MX$1,044.00	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 €7.60	$6.51 MX$116.36	-25.6%
Average			+17.6%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Vic	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.04 €30.41	$60.95 MX$1,088.66	+73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.77 €38.86	$48.08 MX$858.79	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.94 €84.14	$105.72 MX$1,888.48	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.62 €94.28	$110.91 MX$1,981.19	+2.1%
Average			+23.1%

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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: April 2026

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