Cost of Living in Monterrey

Summary of cost of living in Monterrey, Mexico:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 12.35 $ 7.41-24.71
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 49.42 $ 29.65-98.84
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 7.41 $ 6.92-9.39
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 2.47 $ 1.24-4.94
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 3.46 $ 2.22-4.94
Cappuccino (regular) 3.28 $ 1.48-4.94
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 1.38 $ 0.99-2.47
Water (12 oz small bottle) 1.06 $ 0.74-1.73
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 5.76 $ 4.68-7.48
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 2.28 $ 1.79-3.14
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.81 $ 0.56-0.90
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.52 $ 1.78-4.15
Local Cheese (1 lb) 4.49 $ 2.69-5.83
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 4.01 $ 2.24-5.60
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.33 $ 2.91-12.33
Apples (1 lb) 1.23 $ 0.81-1.79
Banana (1 lb) 0.55 $ 0.38-1.12
Oranges (1 lb) 0.78 $ 0.45-1.12
Tomato (1 lb) 0.83 $ 0.45-1.12
Potato (1 lb) 0.94 $ 0.58-1.17
Onion (1 lb) 0.86 $ 0.38-1.55
Lettuce (1 head) 1.40 $ 0.89-2.13
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.95 $ 0.74-1.48
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 12.35 $ 5.93-22.24
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.48 $ 0.74-1.98
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 2.52 $ 0.99-4.45
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 3.95 $ 3.61-4.94
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 0.74 $ 0.59-0.99
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 37.56 $ 4.94-44.48
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 1.48 $ 0.99-2.76
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 1.59 $ 1.19-3.58
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 9.88 $ 7.41-17.30
Gasoline (1 gallon) 4.65 $ 4.40-5.05
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 23,474.02 $ 16,802.46-27,180.45
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 24,117.71 $ 22,238.55-27,180.45
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 118.64 $ 74.13-197.68
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data 25.94 $ 19.77-39.54
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 29.47 $ 20.76-39.54
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 36.51 $ 17.30-102.96
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 20.69 $ 9.88-24.71
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 5.93 $ 3.95-8.90
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 316.28 $ 247.09-494.19
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 7,575.23 $ 5,485.51-9,883.80
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 52.33 $ 34.59-74.13
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 40.30 $ 24.71-59.30
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 92.33 $ 59.30-148.26
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 112.21 $ 49.42-197.68
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 923.52 $ 494.19-1,235.47
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 615.41 $ 370.64-1,482.57
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,499.04 $ 988.38-2,470.95
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,200.84 $ 741.28-2,470.95
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 257.69 $ 209.81-344.34
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 284.08 $ 114.78-550.94
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 984.41 $
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.