Cost of Living Comparison Between As Salt and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between As Salt and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: As Salt is 34.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: As Salt is 43.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 53.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.21 JOD 2.98
$13.12 MX$235
-67.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.28 JOD 15.09
$53.8 MX$963
-60.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.99 JOD 4.96
$9.40 MX$168
-25.64%
Cappuccino
$1.45 JOD 1.03
$3.56 MX$63.8
-59.27%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 JOD 0.26
$1.60 MX$28.69
-77.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 JOD 0.21
$1.15 MX$20.67
-74.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.54 JOD 3.93
$3.16 MX$56.5
75.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.13 JOD 2.93
$4.85 MX$86.7
-14.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.43 JOD 1.02
$1.63 MX$29.25
-12.27%
White Bread (500g)
$0.33 JOD 0.24
$2.73 MX$48.94
-87.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.67 JOD 1.19
$1.88 MX$33.63
-11.17%
Eggs
$1.65 JOD 1.17
$2.63 MX$47.10
-37.26%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.27 JOD 3.03
$9.89 MX$177
-56.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.13 JOD 2.93
$8.40 MX$150
-50.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.61 JOD 8.23
$11.63 MX$208
-0.17%
Apples (1kg)
$1.44 JOD 1.02
$2.97 MX$53.2
-51.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.46 JOD 1.04
$1.78 MX$31.94
-17.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 JOD 1.01
$2.06 MX$36.79
-30.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 JOD 0.41
$1.97 MX$35.35
-71.07%
Potato (1kg)
$0.69 JOD 0.49
$2.09 MX$37.34
-66.99%
Onion (1kg)
$0.68 JOD 0.48
$2.26 MX$40.44
-69.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.65 JOD 0.46
$1.46 MX$26.10
-55.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 JOD 0.42
$1.09 MX$19.51
-45.87%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.63 JOD 2.57
$4.34 MX$77.7
-16.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.04 JOD 14.92
$13.62 MX$244
54.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$4.61 JOD 3.27
$1.67 MX$29.96
176.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.39 JOD 3.82
$3.54 MX$63.4
52.26%
🚌 Getting Around
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.84 JOD 0.60
$0.36 MX$6.44
133.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.49 JOD 20.20
$18.96 MX$339
50.26%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.62 JOD 0.44
$1.32 MX$23.69
-53.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.43 JOD 1.01
$0.30 MX$5.39
376.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.97 JOD 4.94
$5.49 MX$98.2
26.96%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.30 JOD 0.92
$1.34 MX$23.93
-2.99%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.1K JOD 15.0K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
10.48%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.5K JOD 18.1K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
7.47%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$35.69 JOD 25.31
$41.11 MX$736
-13.18%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.32 JOD 8.03
$27.78 MX$497
-59.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.87 JOD 9.84
$30.00 MX$537
-53.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.61 JOD 23.12
$53.5 MX$958
-39.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.54 JOD 25.20
$26.13 MX$468
36.01%
Cinema Ticket
$8.91 JOD 6.32
$6.28 MX$112
41.88%
🧸 Childcare & Education
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$142 JOD 100
$439 MX$7,865
-67.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,449 JOD 3,863
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-49.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.72 JOD 17.53
$57.1 MX$1,022
-56.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.45 JOD 34.35
$45.30 MX$811
6.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$48.48 JOD 34.37
$104 MX$1,866
-53.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.44 JOD 20.17
$108 MX$1,938
-73.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$142 JOD 101
$996 MX$17.8K
-85.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$155 JOD 110
$624 MX$11.2K
-75.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 JOD 178
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-88.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$279 JOD 198
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-77.12%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
As Salt
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$557 JOD 395
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-49.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.27
11.34
-35.89%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for As Salt: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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