Caracas vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2897
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$458
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$466
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$302
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
52
72
🏙️ Population
2.25M
9.21M

The cost of living in Caracas is 16% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4274th ($1199 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6562nd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Mexico City

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Caracas Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.93%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$725
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.33
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.51
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.53
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.49
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.9
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4633
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$997
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1044
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$994
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$775
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$726
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$780
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$805
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$918
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$923
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$605
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$818
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$834
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$793
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$754
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$748
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$715
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$781
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$817
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$735
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$806
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$745
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$728
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$756
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$868
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$762
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$807
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$827
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2002
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$697
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$771
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$888
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$660
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$670
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$749
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$744

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023