Cost of Living in San Miguel de Allende

Summary about cost of living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 180.00 MXN 99.00-400.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 650.00 MXN 540.51-1,500.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 120.00 MXN 120.00-120.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 45.00 MXN 25.00-65.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 65.00 MXN 40.00-80.00
Cappuccino (regular) 54.57 MXN 18.02-100.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 25.95 MXN 20.00-35.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 16.50 MXN 12.00-22.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 106.37 MXN 68.14-151.42
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 46.06 MXN 16.33-65.38
Rice (white), (1 lb) 21.84 MXN 13.61-31.50
Eggs (regular) (12) 41.17 MXN 32.40-60.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 91.93 MXN 36.29-181.44
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 64.55 MXN 22.68-140.25
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 133.51 MXN 63.50-234.96
Apples (1 lb) 22.21 MXN 21.32-22.68
Banana (1 lb) 12.81 MXN 11.34-13.61
Oranges (1 lb) 11.34 MXN 6.35-16.78
Tomato (1 lb) 23.28 MXN 13.61-36.29
Potato (1 lb) 16.18 MXN 9.07-21.77
Onion (1 lb) 19.63 MXN 7.26-27.12
Lettuce (1 head) 19.63 MXN 14.00-26.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 25.38 MXN 8.00-41.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 180.17 MXN 167.00-300.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 31.41 MXN 18.00-55.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 60.69 MXN 38.00-72.07
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 56.00 MXN 45.04-65.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 8.00 MXN 8.00-8.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 350.00 MXN
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 60.00 MXN 50.00-70.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 59.59 MXN 32.19-86.99
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 150.00 MXN 150.00-250.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 85.63 MXN 79.49-90.09
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 285,127.50 MXN 270,255.00-300,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 414,249.33 MXN 450,000.00-504,476.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 1,713.24 MXN 900.85-2,500.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 2.33 MXN 1.00-5.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 649.90 MXN 450.43-899.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 687.50 MXN 300.00-1,801.70
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 225.00 MXN 0.00-450.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 65.00 MXN 50.00-80.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 3,603.40 MXN
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 84,000.00 MXN
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 930.17 MXN 360.34-1,500.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 856.75 MXN 270.25-1,500.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 1,900.00 MXN 1,800.00-2,000.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 1,700.00 MXN 900.00-2,500.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 15,840.42 MXN 10,000.00-20,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 9,500.00 MXN 6,000.00-18,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 37,724.00 MXN 22,000.00-50,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 20,840.42 MXN 16,000.00-27,025.50
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 4,247.69 MXN 929.02-8,399.93
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 1,345.20 MXN 464.51-2,399.98
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 12,000.00 MXN
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 14.00 13.00-15.00

Prices in San Miguel de Allende

This city had 154 entries in the past 12 months by 23 different contributors.
Last update: February 2023
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3 Comments so far
eric hendrickson on Mar 26, 2023:
I don’t know what happened I was using this website and then I signed and nothing was available
Eleanor Hilberman on Mar 01, 2021:
We’ve visited SMA for the past 20 years- rent a hotel room at moderate price. Sad to see the “ Chilangos” & tourists ( Us)invading but love the ambiance.We go got the Opera ( Concurso de San Miguel) & only wish Covid has prevented the wonderful musical offerings.
Food, rooms & doctors are much less than the States. Don’t want to Oversell it but have never felt unsafe.
Silvia on May 17, 2019:
Even if San Miguel is more expensive then it used to be, for us this is still worthwhile. We think of relocating from Santa Fe , NM this year. Perhaps people compare prices with an average american town, but here in Santa Fe housing is outrageously expensive. And going our for dinner and spend $23.00 for two people is pretty much impossible.