Cost of Living in Mexico City

Summary of cost of living in Mexico City, Mexico:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 200.0 MXN 100.0-300.0
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 1,000.0 MXN 650.0-1,500.0
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 150.0 MXN 120.55-200.0
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 55.0 MXN 35.0-80.0
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 90.0 MXN 60.0-120.0
Cappuccino (regular) 60.55 MXN 40.0-85.0
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 21.75 MXN 18.0-40.0
Water (12 oz small bottle) 15.57 MXN 10.0-37.0
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 108.49 MXN 90.85-143.85
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 44.61 MXN 27.22-58.97
Rice (white), (1 lb) 16.18 MXN 11.34-20.41
Eggs (regular) (12) 44.2 MXN 32.0-72.0
Local Cheese (1 lb) 87.99 MXN 54.43-136.08
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 71.24 MXN 36.29-90.72
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 97.64 MXN 58.97-127.01
Apples (1 lb) 24.61 MXN 14.92-31.3
Banana (1 lb) 13.4 MXN 9.07-22.68
Oranges (1 lb) 15.9 MXN 9.07-27.22
Tomato (1 lb) 16.52 MXN 9.07-25.0
Potato (1 lb) 17.2 MXN 9.07-22.23
Onion (1 lb) 16.71 MXN 9.98-31.75
Lettuce (1 head) 25.1 MXN 15.0-35.0
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 17.73 MXN 12.0-25.0
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 250.0 MXN 150.0-350.0
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 30.97 MXN 20.0-50.0
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 59.39 MXN 30.0-104.0
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 80.0 MXN 70.0-86.0
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 6.0 MXN 5.0-10.0
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 360.0 MXN 200.0-780.0
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 22.0 MXN 10.7-40.18
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 9.66 MXN 8.05-19.31
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 101.0 MXN 85.7-150.0
Gasoline (1 gallon) 93.37 MXN 87.06-105.58
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 372,500.0 MXN 350,000.0-450,000.0
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 430,309.52 MXN 410,000.0-460,000.0
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 800.44 MXN 500.0-1,700.0
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 486.8 MXN 200.0-800.0
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 496.42 MXN 389.0-850.0
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 1,056.53 MXN 399.0-2,100.0
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 485.88 MXN 250.0-650.0
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 100.0 MXN 80.0-190.0
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 7,681.82 MXN 5,000.0-14,000.0
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 176,388.74 MXN 75,000.0-280,000.0
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 1,145.17 MXN 650.0-1,500.0
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 808.95 MXN 500.0-1,200.0
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 1,848.3 MXN 1,200.0-2,500.0
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 1,879.08 MXN 1,000.0-3,000.0
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 18,181.82 MXN 12,000.0-25,000.0
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 11,087.5 MXN 7,500.0-18,000.0
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 38,764.0 MXN 25,000.0-60,000.0
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 23,750.0 MXN 15,000.0-38,174.38
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 5,193.77 MXN 3,454.85-8,268.3
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 4,101.57 MXN 2,322.56-5,574.14
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 14,780.77 MXN
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 11.4 10.0-13.0

Prices in Mexico City

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Last update: November 2024
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6 Comments so far
S. DL on Aug 26, 2024:
Even though some prices are close to accurate on this site, the reality is that Mexico City has become a very expensive city to live in the past 3 years. Digital nomads, specially from the US west coast, have driven the prices absurdly high, specially in the sought after neighborhoods, like Roma, Condesa, Juarez, Polanco and Coyoacán.

Public transportation outside the city center is precarious at best, and public healthcare is completely overrun and inefficient. In my opinion, you need around $60k-85k to live comfortably, with insurance, a car, utilities, and spare money for restaurants, weekend activities and traveling. This sort of salaries in Mexico City are normally reserved for high managerial positions in multinational corporations. The normal salary for a mid level job needing a higher education degree, is around 30-45k a year, before taxes.
Amo on May 30, 2024:
Most of these prices are grossly low.

The prices have doubled for nearly everything since 2020, CV.

Tons of Russian, Turks, Indians, Chinese, Africans, Arabs hanging around waiting to get to the border to cross over into US.

Prices of food and beer in Tijuana, are just 20% below that of San Diego, in some places it's even higher.

In general, people have become ruder, aggressive, and there are more scammers everywhere.

In CDMX, the metros and buses are jampacked worse than Tokyo all day and night.

Stay away from Hidalgo just outside the metro, as this is where the cannabis smokers aggregate, they are malicious, very different compared to most potheads around the world.

The pubs and restaurants overlooking the Cathedral square in the city centre Zocalo are complete tourist traps, the prices are outrageous.

Tons of Americans and Canadians have moved here, while they make money in dollars, jacking up rents and grocery prices for both locals and other tourists from not so rich countries.

The police in Tijuana stole $300 US dollars from me on the pretext of a false accusation made by a woman standing next to me at a cigarette vendor outside a bar. The next day, a hotel refused to give me 100 pesos deposit because I checked out 10 mins late.

Mexico isn't what it used to be, there is a negative energy in general and people are out to get you, especially if you are a foreigner.

Tons of missing women posters, absolutely brutal. This is a culture that just doesn't give a F about human life or basic emotions.

The classic Mexico of literature and movies, what we read and imagined about, is long dead and buried.

I am brown and I speak Spanish yet I felt unwelcome here.

Better go to El Salvador, it will overtake Mexico by 2030 in all aspects especially safety for women and less aggressive men. Costa Rica is better as well.
Anonymous on Mar 19, 2024:
apparently President AMLO is doing a lot of good for the country
Amo on Nov 03, 2023:
Most of these prices are grossly low.

The prices have doubled for nearly everything since 2020, CV.

In general, people have become ruder, aggressive, and there are more scammers everywhere.

The police in Tijuana stole $300 dollars from me on the pretext of a false accusation. The next day, a hotel refused to give me 100 pesos deposit because I checked out 10 mins late.

Mexico isn't what it used to be, there is a negative energy in general and people are out to get you, especially if you are a foreigner.

I am brown and I speak Spanish yet I felt unwelcome here. Better go to El Salvador, it will overtake Mexico by 2030 in all aspects.
ALBERTO on Oct 04, 2023:
a 3 rooms apartment in a nice area (Condesa, Roma or Polanco) nowadays costs around 50,000 pesos (not 29000). A mid range restaurant for 2 peoples costs around 2000 mxn (not 900), Preschool you go around 10,000mxn per month. It seems that all the preice are cheaper than reality...for sure if you live in iztapalapa you can survive with 10k per month...
ALEX on Jun 27, 2021:
From 2021 There are some cheaper prices as the listed ones in CDMX such as: not regular fórmula milk (social aid) $22 MXN x 2 liters or the cheapest trusted brand $15 MXN per liter, public transport (bus) $2 MXN, social diner $11 MXN per meal or informal streed food cheap as $15 x 5 basket tacos or from $45 MXN a complete clean meal (soup, pasta, main meal, drink and dessert bread or tortilla) on an average mexican diner, the most used by any level workers... however this list may not be the target audience for the frugal or poorest i´m just adding another facts.