Cost of living comparison

Veles, Macedonia

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Veles Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.1 times more expensive than Veles.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 36.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.0% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 85.4% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Veles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.1% more for restaurants

	Veles	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.52 MKD244.87	$9.93 MX$191.05	+119.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.35 MKD235.45	$7.45 MX$143.29	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MKD68.18	$1.08 MX$20.77	-14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 MKD43.51	$0.77 MX$14.87	-3.9%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Veles	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 MKD27.59	$2.45 MX$47.18	+381.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.49 MKD80.78	$4.87 MX$93.65	+226.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.86 MKD208.89	$5.51 MX$105.98	+42.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 MKD116.29	$2.18 MX$42.00	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.81 MKD97.71	$3.57 MX$68.71	+97.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD24.69	$1.22 MX$23.51	+167.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 MKD33.11	$0.67 MX$12.88	+9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 MKD29.50	$0.80 MX$15.37	+46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MKD40.65	$0.83 MX$15.92	+10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD22.68	$0.85 MX$16.37	+103.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 MKD30.97	$0.83 MX$15.93	+44.6%
Average			+102.8%

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

	Veles	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 MKD287.89	$4.64 MX$89.23	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.74 MKD2,692.79	$17.87 MX$343.89	-64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,862.08 MKD1,454,109.23	$18,615.02 MX$358,219.96	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.57 MKD301.38	$3.47 MX$66.87	-37.6%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Veles	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.81 MKD639.37	$24.38 MX$469.14	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.83 MKD11,575.07	$893.52 MX$17,194.56	+317.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.83 MKD9,085.22	$544.24 MX$10,473.05	+224.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.78 MKD4,372.73	$30.31 MX$583.30	-62.5%
Average			+146.5%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Veles	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$206.33 MKD11,169.17	$381.33 MX$7,338.08	+84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,113.50 MKD60,276.45	$8,426.99 MX$162,165.61	+656.8%
Average			+370.8%

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pay 86.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Veles	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 MKD75.35	$2.73 MX$52.54	+96.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.43 MKD77.16	$3.01 MX$57.85	+110.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 MKD150.69	$3.92 MX$75.47	+40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.49 MKD1,271.46	$53.69 MX$1,033.14	+128.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 MKD174.97	$4.96 MX$95.53	+53.6%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 85.4% more for clothing

	Veles	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.88 MKD1,130.18	$56.36 MX$1,084.48	+169.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.40 MKD941.82	$41.06 MX$790.12	+136.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 MKD3,767.28	$91.99 MX$1,770.27	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.00 MKD4,817.86	$91.93 MX$1,769.05	+3.3%
Average			+85.4%

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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: May 2025

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