Cost of Living in Monterrey

Summary of cost of living in Monterrey, Mexico:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 250.00 MXN 150.00-500.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 1,000.00 MXN 600.00-2,000.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 150.00 MXN 140.00-190.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 50.00 MXN 25.00-100.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 70.00 MXN 45.00-100.00
Cappuccino (regular) 66.32 MXN 30.00-100.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 28.00 MXN 20.00-50.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 21.38 MXN 15.00-35.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 116.50 MXN 94.64-151.42
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 46.11 MXN 36.29-63.50
Rice (white), (1 lb) 16.39 MXN 11.34-18.14
Eggs (regular) (12) 50.91 MXN 36.00-84.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 90.89 MXN 54.43-117.93
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 81.19 MXN 45.36-113.40
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 107.88 MXN 58.97-249.48
Apples (1 lb) 24.97 MXN 16.33-36.29
Banana (1 lb) 11.04 MXN 7.71-22.68
Oranges (1 lb) 15.85 MXN 9.07-22.68
Tomato (1 lb) 16.87 MXN 9.07-22.68
Potato (1 lb) 19.08 MXN 11.79-23.59
Onion (1 lb) 17.37 MXN 7.71-31.30
Lettuce (1 head) 28.39 MXN 18.00-43.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 19.18 MXN 15.00-30.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 250.00 MXN 120.00-450.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 29.87 MXN 15.00-40.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 51.07 MXN 20.00-90.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 80.00 MXN 73.00-100.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 15.00 MXN 12.00-20.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 760.00 MXN 100.00-900.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 30.00 MXN 20.00-55.90
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 32.19 MXN 24.14-72.42
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 200.00 MXN 150.00-350.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 94.01 MXN 88.96-102.21
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 475,000.00 MXN 340,000.00-550,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 488,025.00 MXN 450,000.00-550,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 2,400.72 MXN 1,500.00-4,000.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 524.92 MXN 400.00-800.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 596.33 MXN 420.00-800.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 738.83 MXN 350.00-2,083.33
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 418.75 MXN 200.00-500.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 120.00 MXN 80.00-180.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 6,400.00 MXN 5,000.00-10,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 153,285.71 MXN 111,000.00-200,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 1,058.95 MXN 700.00-1,500.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 815.56 MXN 500.00-1,200.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 1,868.37 MXN 1,200.00-3,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 2,270.53 MXN 1,000.00-4,000.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 18,687.50 MXN 10,000.00-25,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 12,452.94 MXN 7,500.00-30,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 30,333.33 MXN 20,000.00-50,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 24,304.66 MXN 15,000.00-50,000.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 5,214.44 MXN 4,245.63-6,967.67
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 5,748.33 MXN 2,322.56-11,148.27
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 19,919.76 MXN
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 11.54 9.50-14.00

Prices in Monterrey

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Last update: December 2024
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2 Comments so far
Amo on May 29, 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.

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 Jan 10, 2022:
Your presentation of statistics is rationally unintelligible, do not conform at all with explanations and define your work as utterly incompetent and useless to anyone seeking to make any sense at all out of your data. Why do you work so hard only to make things so frustrating and difficult.