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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Ambala is 70.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 72.1% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Ambala is 65.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 72.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.85 โ‚น263
$13.12 MX$231
-78.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$11.86 โ‚น1,093
$53.8 MX$946
-77.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.29 โ‚น304
$9.40 MX$165
-65.00%
Cappuccino
$1.72 โ‚น159
$3.56 MX$62.7
-51.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 โ‚น41.64
$1.60 MX$28.20
-71.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 โ‚น14.90
$1.15 MX$20.31
-86.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.83 โ‚น169
$3.16 MX$55.5
-42.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.44 โ‚น317
$4.85 MX$85.2
-29.07%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.68 โ‚น62.5
$1.63 MX$28.74
-58.28%
White Bread (500g)
$0.50 โ‚น45.87
$2.73 MX$48.09
-81.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.52 โ‚น47.96
$1.88 MX$33.04
-72.34%
Eggs
$1.06 โ‚น97.4
$2.63 MX$46.29
-59.70%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.62 โ‚น242
$9.89 MX$174
-73.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.41 โ‚น314
$8.40 MX$148
-59.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.63 MX$205
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.89 โ‚น175
$2.97 MX$52.3
-36.36%
Banana (1kg)
$0.80 โ‚น73.6
$1.78 MX$31.39
-55.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.68 โ‚น62.8
$2.06 MX$36.16
-66.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.49 โ‚น45.15
$1.97 MX$34.74
-75.13%
Potato (1kg)
$0.34 โ‚น31.00
$2.09 MX$36.69
-83.73%
Onion (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚น33.30
$2.26 MX$39.74
-84.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.32 โ‚น29.68
$1.46 MX$25.65
-78.08%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 โ‚น29.08
$1.09 MX$19.17
-70.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.86 โ‚น356
$4.34 MX$76.3
-11.06%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.15 โ‚น659
$13.62 MX$240
-47.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.11 โ‚น194
$1.67 MX$29.44
26.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.95 โ‚น364
$3.54 MX$62.3
11.58%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.57 โ‚น514
-
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.30 โ‚น27.81
$0.36 MX$6.33
-16.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.96 โ‚น826
$18.96 MX$333
-52.74%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 โ‚น56.0
$1.32 MX$23.28
-53.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 โ‚น24.96
$0.30 MX$5.30
-10.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.47 โ‚น136
$5.49 MX$96.5
-73.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.14 โ‚น105
$1.34 MX$23.51
-14.93%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$9,353 โ‚น862.4K
$19.1K MX$336.2K
-51.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.9K โ‚น1.9M
$23.8K MX$418.0K
-12.14%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$51.2 โ‚น4,722
$41.11 MX$723
24.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.67 โ‚น338
$27.78 MX$489
-86.79%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.96 โ‚น734
$30.00 MX$528
-73.47%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.54 โ‚น1,525
$53.5 MX$942
-69.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.11 โ‚น655
$26.13 MX$460
-72.79%
Cinema Ticket
$2.98 โ‚น275
$6.28 MX$111
-52.55%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$57.7 โ‚น5,315
$439 MX$7,729
-86.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,730 โ‚น159.5K
$10.7K MX$188.9K
-83.90%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.02 โ‚น2,399
$57.1 MX$1,005
-54.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.64 โ‚น2,456
$45.30 MX$797
-41.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$44.94 โ‚น4,144
$104 MX$1,834
-56.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.62 โ‚น2,916
$108 MX$1,904
-70.79%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$124 โ‚น11.4K
$996 MX$17.5K
-87.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.3 โ‚น6,941
$624 MX$11.0K
-87.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$271 โ‚น24.9K
$2,106 MX$37.1K
-87.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$183 โ‚น16.8K
$1,218 MX$21.4K
-85.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$535 โ‚น49.3K
$3,799 MX$66.8K
-85.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.2K
-
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Ambala
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$468 โ‚น43.2K
$1,096 MX$19.3K
-57.30%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.5
11.34
-33.86%

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Last update for Ambala: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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