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Cost of Living Comparison Between Almada and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Almada and Mexico City

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Almada is 3.8% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 35.8% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Almada is 9.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 18% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$15.97 โ‚ฌ13.77
$13.19 MX$233
21.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.5 โ‚ฌ49.52
$53.5 MX$944
7.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.61 โ‚ฌ9.14
$9.37 MX$165
13.23%
Cappuccino
$2.32 โ‚ฌ2.00
$3.75 MX$66.2
-38.13%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 โ‚ฌ1.54
$1.57 MX$27.71
14.01%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.43 โ‚ฌ1.23
$1.11 MX$19.61
28.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.44 โ‚ฌ2.97
$3.12 MX$55.1
10.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.00 โ‚ฌ3.44
$4.81 MX$84.9
-16.84%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 โ‚ฌ0.89
$1.65 MX$29.16
-37.58%
White Bread (500g)
$1.19 โ‚ฌ1.03
$2.77 MX$48.87
-57.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 โ‚ฌ1.44
$1.91 MX$33.67
-12.57%
Eggs
$3.12 โ‚ฌ2.69
$2.60 MX$45.81
20.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.32 โ‚ฌ10.62
$10.21 MX$180
20.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.69 โ‚ฌ6.63
$8.46 MX$149
-9.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.70 โ‚ฌ13.53
$11.60 MX$205
35.34%
Apples (1kg)
$2.29 โ‚ฌ1.98
$3.00 MX$52.9
-23.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 โ‚ฌ1.25
$1.73 MX$30.49
-16.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.05 โ‚ฌ1.76
$2.04 MX$36.05
0.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.51 โ‚ฌ2.16
$2.00 MX$35.34
25.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.78 โ‚ฌ1.54
$2.15 MX$37.91
-17.21%
Onion (1kg)
$1.97 โ‚ฌ1.69
$2.25 MX$39.71
-12.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.87 โ‚ฌ1.62
$1.39 MX$24.57
34.53%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 โ‚ฌ0.61
$1.07 MX$18.88
-33.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.54 โ‚ฌ5.64
$4.13 MX$73.0
58.35%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.56 โ‚ฌ4.80
$12.35 MX$218
-54.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 โ‚ฌ1.16
$1.70 MX$30.02
-21.18%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 โ‚ฌ2.23
$3.56 MX$62.8
-27.25%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.25 โ‚ฌ1.94
$0.36 MX$6.35
525.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.20 โ‚ฌ39.83
$18.70 MX$330
147.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.09 โ‚ฌ3.53
$1.36 MX$24.05
200.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.80 โ‚ฌ0.69
$0.28 MX$4.88
185.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.04 โ‚ฌ14.69
$5.44 MX$96.0
213.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.95 โ‚ฌ1.68
$1.34 MX$23.64
45.52%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.3K โ‚ฌ29.6K
$19.0K MX$335.5K
80.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.4K โ‚ฌ33.9K
$23.3K MX$411.1K
68.97%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 โ‚ฌ124
$40.62 MX$717
255.47%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.97 โ‚ฌ18.07
$26.92 MX$475
-22.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.03 โ‚ฌ37.09
$29.98 MX$529
43.53%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.07 โ‚ฌ31.96
$52.2 MX$922
-29.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.21 โ‚ฌ14.83
$25.91 MX$457
-33.58%
Cinema Ticket
$8.44 โ‚ฌ7.27
$6.39 MX$113
32.08%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$613 โ‚ฌ528
$431 MX$7,603
42.20%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.1K โ‚ฌ13.9K
$10.4K MX$184.0K
54.40%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$103 โ‚ฌ88.4
$58.4 MX$1,031
75.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$40.75 โ‚ฌ35.13
$44.65 MX$788
-8.73%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.1 โ‚ฌ74.2
$103 MX$1,823
-16.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$109 โ‚ฌ93.9
$106 MX$1,876
2.46%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,170 โ‚ฌ1,009
$998 MX$17.6K
17.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,019 โ‚ฌ879
$624 MX$11.0K
63.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,317 โ‚ฌ1,998
$2,108 MX$37.2K
9.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,563 โ‚ฌ1,347
$1,231 MX$21.7K
26.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,409 โ‚ฌ4,662
$3,647 MX$64.4K
48.31%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,334 โ‚ฌ2,874
$2,169 MX$38.3K
53.70%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Almada
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,129 โ‚ฌ973
$1,044 MX$18.4K
8.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.43
11.34
-52.12%

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Last update for Almada: January 11, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

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