Cost of Living in Mexico City

Summary about cost of living in Mexico City, Mexico:

Family of four estimated monthly costs are 2,164.5$ (40,787.2MXN) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 591.0$ (11,135.7MXN) without rent.
Mexico City is 54.3% less expensive than Seattle (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Mexico City is, on average, 69.0% lower than in Seattle.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	150.00 MXN	80.00-280.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	780.00 MXN	500.00-2,200.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	130.00 MXN	100.00-180.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	50.00 MXN	22.00-70.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	75.00 MXN	55.00-120.00
Cappuccino (regular)	52.65 MXN	30.00-85.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	19.76 MXN	15.00-40.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	14.36 MXN	10.00-28.28
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	98.72 MXN	75.71-113.56
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	35.05 MXN	19.50-63.50
Rice (white), (1 lb)	12.39 MXN	6.80-16.78
Eggs (regular) (12)	38.61 MXN	24.00-54.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	69.91 MXN	31.75-113.40
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	56.78 MXN	36.29-77.11
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	83.93 MXN	54.43-127.01
Apples (1 lb)	22.63 MXN	13.61-34.02
Banana (1 lb)	11.30 MXN	8.16-20.41
Oranges (1 lb)	12.86 MXN	5.44-22.68
Tomato (1 lb)	13.50 MXN	6.80-20.41
Potato (1 lb)	13.79 MXN	6.80-21.27
Onion (1 lb)	12.89 MXN	6.35-20.37
Lettuce (1 head)	19.02 MXN	11.90-33.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	16.04 MXN	11.30-20.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	220.00 MXN	150.00-380.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	27.70 MXN	18.18-50.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	51.32 MXN	20.00-80.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	70.00 MXN	60.00-80.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	6.00 MXN	5.00-12.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	304.35 MXN	200.00-600.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	20.00 MXN	10.00-38.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	15.29 MXN	8.37-27.36
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	120.00 MXN	90.00-200.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	89.09 MXN	83.28-94.64
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	390,000.00 MXN	290,000.00-500,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	388,041.04 MXN	360,000.00-420,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	940.17 MXN	581.58-1,854.55
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	1.97 MXN	0.80-2.50
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	526.03 MXN	400.00-800.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	917.21 MXN	450.00-2,000.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	407.06 MXN	200.00-560.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	90.00 MXN	75.00-150.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	6,684.21 MXN	4,000.00-10,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	148,200.00 MXN	120,000.00-240,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	992.59 MXN	600.00-1,500.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	683.86 MXN	400.00-1,100.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	1,638.15 MXN	1,000.00-2,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	1,706.70 MXN	900.00-2,500.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	14,974.83 MXN	10,000.00-24,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	9,254.97 MXN	5,659.96-14,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	29,240.92 MXN	20,000.00-45,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	17,364.43 MXN	12,000.00-30,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	4,877.14 MXN	3,454.85-7,432.18
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	3,118.26 MXN	1,858.05-4,830.92
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	13,192.87 MXN
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	10.43	8.50-12.00

Prices in Mexico City

This city had 2356 entries in the past 12 months by 188 different contributors.
Last update: January 2023

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10 Comments so far

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.

Ron on Apr 14, 2020:

It would be helpful if you listed prices in USD as well.

Anonymous on Oct 25, 2019:

There are many other countries or cities where you can also find cheaper prices, but not with great weather and sooooo many different posibilities to amuse as Mexico City... for any budget there's a choice

Marco on Aug 26, 2019:

Single person
Light bill 150 pesos (every 2 monthss)
cable tv internet 500 pesos (every month)
Natural gas shower and dryer (600 pesos every 2 months)
Water (200 pesos every 2 months)
Condo maintainance (1000 pesos every month)

Marco on Aug 26, 2019:

Ok guys here we go... i am from mexico city , the average rent for a 2 bedroom condo a mont (houses are so diffcult to find here because of the short spaces) low class-- 100-400 dls (near state of mexico) middle class 400-900 dls (coyoacan , portales, villa coapa) high class 1000-4000 dls (polanco , del valle , narvarte)
my actual salary is 20000 mexican pesos before taxes plus a food card 2500 pesos :) come a visit my beautiful city , good bye!!

Anonymous on May 24, 2019:

USD to MXN peso current exchange rate 19.04 pesos to $1 USD and it'll get higher, music to my ears.

Anonymous on Apr 02, 2019:

# PRISCILA the majority of people who post numbers here have never lived here as I do.$850 to $1,500 per month efficiency apartment good area,$600 to $750usd bad area.One bedroom apartment $1,600 to $4,000 good area,$900 to $1,500 USD bad area.Numbeo is depending upon contributors for accurate costs but few people give any.The only thing that's cheap in Mexico City is buying fruits and vegetables at open markets.

Anonymous on Mar 20, 2019:

The rent costs are waaaaaay higher than 3 or 4 thousand pesos! A nice furnished 2 bedroom in Coyoacán is about 20.000 mxn! I was comparing Mexico to Thailand... The numbers are just wrong! Crowd source data depends on the person... Very subjective

Priscila on Jan 20, 2019:

This is really far away from reality and it seems for me that is not updated

Данат Нұрмағамбет on Jan 17, 2019:

Kazakhstan is cheaper but poorer anyway. I guess we have similar quality of life.

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