Caracas vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$357
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
90
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
2.25M
9.21M

The cost of living in Caracas is 24% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5499th and 4206th ($975 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 7028th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881