Caracas vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1045
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2594
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$366
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$663
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$218
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
90
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
2.25M
9.21M

The cost of living in Caracas is 12% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5335th and 4630th ($1045 vs $1190) 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 0.2 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 6509th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.65
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$711
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.2
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.16%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$811
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1170
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.43
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.85
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$97.4
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4719
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$915
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$900
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$947
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$922
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$877
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$877
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$865
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$910
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$892
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$896
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$871
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$776
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$781
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$744
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$707
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$726
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$711
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$683
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$755
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$785
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$726
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$759
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$783
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$726
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$730
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$827
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$736
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$772
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$783
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1792
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$682
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$821
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$704
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$663
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$715
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$724
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$724

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709