Cost of Living Comparison Between Maracaibo and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Maracaibo and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Maracaibo is 21.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Maracaibo is 20.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.65 VES 4,535
$13.12 MX$232
-18.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$39.72 VES 16.9K
$53.8 MX$950
-26.18%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.04 VES 3,848
$9.40 MX$166
-3.83%
Cappuccino
$2.72 VES 1,157
$3.56 MX$62.9
-23.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.19 VES 508
$1.60 MX$28.29
-25.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.34 VES 572
$1.15 MX$20.38
16.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.31 VES 982
$3.16 MX$55.7
-26.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 VES 1,246
$4.85 MX$85.5
-39.59%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 VES 745
$1.63 MX$28.84
7.36%
White Bread (500g)
$2.00 VES 852
$2.73 MX$48.26
-26.74%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.08 VES 461
$1.88 MX$33.16
-42.55%
Eggs
$3.10 VES 1,320
$2.63 MX$46.45
17.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.21 VES 2,645
$9.89 MX$175
-37.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.17 VES 2,199
$8.40 MX$148
-38.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.31 VES 2,685
$11.63 MX$205
-45.74%
Apples (1kg)
$4.43 VES 1,885
$2.97 MX$52.5
49.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 VES 587
$1.78 MX$31.50
-22.47%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.63 VES 694
$2.06 MX$36.28
-20.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.43 VES 607
$1.97 MX$34.86
-27.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.21 VES 517
$2.09 MX$36.82
-42.11%
Onion (1kg)
$1.63 VES 693
$2.26 MX$39.87
-27.88%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.97 VES 414
$1.46 MX$25.74
-33.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.58 VES 672
$1.09 MX$19.24
44.95%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.40 VES 1,447
$4.34 MX$76.6
-21.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.16 VES 3,899
$13.62 MX$240
-32.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 VES 455
$1.67 MX$29.54
-35.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 VES 1,104
$3.54 MX$62.5
-26.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 VES 206
$0.36 MX$6.35
33.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$42.09 VES 17.9K
$18.96 MX$335
121.99%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.95 VES 1,681
$1.32 MX$23.36
199.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.96 VES 834
$0.30 MX$5.32
553.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.56 VES 7,476
$5.49 MX$96.9
219.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 222
$1.34 MX$23.59
-61.19%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.8K VES 9.7M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
19.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.6K VES 13.5M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
33.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$16.34 VES 6,957
$41.11 MX$726
-60.25%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.82 VES 3,755
$27.78 MX$490
-68.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.80 VES 11.0K
$30.00 MX$530
-14.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.79 VES 14.4K
$53.5 MX$945
-36.88%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.88 VES 10.2K
$26.13 MX$461
-8.61%
Cinema Ticket
$5.03 VES 2,142
$6.28 MX$111
-19.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$114 VES 48.5K
$439 MX$7,755
-74.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.3K VES 6.1M
$10.7K MX$189.6K
32.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.53 VES 17.7K
$57.1 MX$1,008
-27.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.58 VES 17.7K
$45.30 MX$800
-8.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.8 VES 25.0K
$104 MX$1,840
-43.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.6 VES 25.4K
$108 MX$1,911
-44.91%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$182 VES 77.4K
$996 MX$17.6K
-81.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$102 VES 43.3K
$624 MX$11.0K
-83.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$327 VES 139.3K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-84.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$213 VES 90.8K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-82.49%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$742 VES 316.0K
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-80.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$491 VES 209.2K
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-77.96%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Maracaibo
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$199 VES 84.8K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-81.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
26.6
11.34
134.57%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Maracaibo: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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