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

😐 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 0.7% more expensive than Caracas without rent, and 22% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 1.5% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 15.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$11.93 VES 5,078
9.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$54.5 VES 23.2K
-1.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$9.87 VES 4,203
-4.76%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$2.58 VES 1,100
37.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$1.26 VES 537
26.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$0.97 VES 414
18.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
$1.53 VES 651
106.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
$3.05 VES 1,297
59.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$1.88 VES 802
-13.30%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$2.81 VES 1,196
-2.85%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$1.44 VES 613
30.56%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$2.77 VES 1,179
-5.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$10.07 VES 4,285
-1.79%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$7.70 VES 3,276
9.09%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$7.40 VES 3,151
57.16%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$5.27 VES 2,242
-43.64%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$1.85 VES 789
-3.78%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$2.18 VES 929
-5.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$2.00 VES 851
-1.50%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$2.61 VES 1,110
-19.92%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$2.17 VES 924
4.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$1.36 VES 578
7.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$1.87 VES 797
-41.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$4.01 VES 1,708
8.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
$10.04 VES 4,274
35.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
$1.45 VES 617
15.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
$2.04 VES 868
73.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$0.78 VES 332
-53.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$29.63 VES 12.6K
-36.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$4.90 VES 2,085
-73.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$2.65 VES 1,128
-88.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$9.94 VES 4,233
-44.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$0.51 VES 219
162.75%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$25.0K VES 10.6M
-23.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$39.1K VES 16.6M
-39.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$20.00 VES 8,513
105.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$13.05 VES 5,556
112.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$40.18 VES 17.1K
-25.34%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$68.7 VES 29.2K
-22.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$15.11 VES 6,432
72.93%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$6.16 VES 2,622
1.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$133 VES 56.5K
230.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$5,478 VES 2.3M
96.08%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$63.0 VES 26.8K
-9.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$38.65 VES 16.5K
17.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$103 VES 43.8K
1.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$114 VES 48.3K
-4.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$461 VES 196.3K
116.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$377 VES 160.4K
65.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$965 VES 410.6K
118.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$835 VES 355.5K
45.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$1,404 VES 597.8K
170.49%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$699 VES 297.4K
219.25%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Caracas
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$307 VES 130.6K
257.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
21.33
-46.84%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Caracas: March 3, 2026

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