Caracas vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1253
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3074
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$471
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$824
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$486
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$304
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
93
😀 Quality of life
53
73
🏙️ Population
2.25M
9.21M

The cost of living in Caracas is 15% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4637th and 4074th ($1253 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6464th and 2482nd 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
$13.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.53
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1061
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.1
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.7
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.92%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1442
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$681
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.76
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.25
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.2
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5363
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$1025
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$801
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$748
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$832
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$947
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$954
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$620
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$847
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$863
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$819
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$758
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$756
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$763
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$723
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$812
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$865
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$855
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$774
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$838
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$787
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$764
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$791
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$847
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$900
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$788
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$839
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$853
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2007
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$734
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$773
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$873
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$704
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$724
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$771
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005