Cost of living comparison

Valencia, Venezuela

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Valencia Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 86.6% more expensive than Valencia.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 6.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 7.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 25.9% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Valencia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Valencia	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 VEF69.82	$9.93 MX$185.06	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$7.45 MX$138.80	-32.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.08 MX$20.12	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.77 MX$14.40	-40.0%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 6.3% more for groceries

	Valencia	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 VEF16.62	$2.45 MX$45.70	+47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 VEF26.56	$4.87 MX$90.71	+82.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$5.51 MX$102.65	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 VEF20.73	$2.18 MX$40.68	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$3.57 MX$66.55	+10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.22 MX$22.77	-52.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.67 MX$12.47	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 VEF7.01	$0.80 MX$14.89	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.83 MX$15.42	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.85 MX$15.86	-15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.83 MX$15.43	-5.0%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 7.9% less for transportation

	Valencia	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.64 MX$86.44	+145.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 VEF548.60	$17.87 MX$333.11	-67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$18,615.02 MX$346,987.66	-25.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.50 VEF214.45	$3.47 MX$64.77	-83.8%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Valencia	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$24.38 MX$454.43	-34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$136.67 VEF1,363.18	$893.52 MX$16,655.41	+553.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.00 VEF1,296.69	$544.24 MX$10,144.66	+318.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$30.31 MX$565.01	+283.6%
Average			+280.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Valencia	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.67 VEF664.97	$381.33 MX$7,107.99	+472.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$8,426.99 MX$157,080.76	+78.5%
Average			+275.2%

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pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Valencia	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.73 MX$50.89	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 VEF21.61	$3.01 MX$56.03	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 VEF29.92	$3.92 MX$73.10	+30.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.00 VEF349.11	$53.69 MX$1,000.74	+53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 VEF49.87	$4.96 MX$92.53	-0.7%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 25.9% more for clothing

	Valencia	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75 VEF406.46	$56.36 MX$1,050.48	+38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.00 VEF349.11	$41.06 MX$765.35	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.75 VEF785.49	$91.99 MX$1,714.76	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.00 VEF698.22	$91.93 MX$1,713.58	+31.3%
Average			+25.9%

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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: July 2025

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