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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ba is 44.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 67.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ba is 51% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.06 FJD 4.53

$13.12 MX$232

-84.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.81 FJD 65.6

$53.8 MX$950

-44.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.87 FJD 12.91

$9.40 MX$166

-37.55%

Cappuccino

$2.05 FJD 4.52

$3.56 MX$62.9

-42.42%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 FJD 2.26

$1.60 MX$28.29

-35.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 FJD 1.45

$1.15 MX$20.38

-42.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.13 FJD 6.89

$3.16 MX$55.7

-0.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 FJD 7.84

$4.85 MX$85.5

-26.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.28 FJD 2.82

$1.63 MX$28.84

-21.47%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 FJD 1.15

$2.73 MX$48.26

-80.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.20 FJD 2.65

$1.88 MX$33.16

-36.17%

Eggs

$3.33 FJD 7.32

$2.63 MX$46.45

26.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.37 FJD 20.61

$9.89 MX$175

-5.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.34 FJD 16.15

$8.40 MX$148

-12.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.75 FJD 17.06

$11.63 MX$205

-33.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.56 FJD 5.63

$2.97 MX$52.5

-13.80%

Banana (1kg)

$2.46 FJD 5.42

$1.78 MX$31.50

38.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.42 FJD 7.53

$2.06 MX$36.28

66.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.11 FJD 6.84

$1.97 MX$34.86

57.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 FJD 3.36

$2.09 MX$36.82

-26.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 FJD 2.57

$2.26 MX$39.87

-48.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.16 FJD 2.56

$1.46 MX$25.74

-20.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 FJD 1.78

$1.09 MX$19.24

-25.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.03 FJD 22.08

$4.34 MX$76.6

131.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.62 MX$240

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 FJD 4.73

$1.67 MX$29.54

28.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.49 FJD 7.67

$3.54 MX$62.5

-1.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MX$6.35

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.96 MX$335

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 FJD 1.92

$1.32 MX$23.36

-34.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 MX$5.32

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.02 FJD 19.84

$5.49 MX$96.9

64.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 FJD 2.91

$1.34 MX$23.59

-1.49%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.7K FJD 54.4K

$19.1K MX$337.4K

29.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.1K FJD 55.3K

$23.8K MX$419.4K

5.68%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$44.75 FJD 98.5

$41.11 MX$726

8.85%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.39 FJD 29.46

$27.78 MX$490

-51.80%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.93 FJD 52.6

$30.00 MX$530

-20.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$53.5 MX$945

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$26.13 MX$461

Cinema Ticket

$4.50 FJD 9.90

$6.28 MX$111

-28.34%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$223 FJD 490

$439 MX$7,755

-49.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.1K FJD 30.9K

$10.7K MX$189.6K

30.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.56 FJD 56.2

$57.1 MX$1,008

-55.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.86 FJD 59.1

$45.30 MX$800

-40.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.2 FJD 154

$104 MX$1,840

-32.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.5 FJD 135

$108 MX$1,911

-43.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$996 MX$17.6K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$624 MX$11.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,106 MX$37.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,218 MX$21.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,799 MX$67.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,230 MX$39.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$386 FJD 848

$1,096 MX$19.4K

-64.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.34

-64.73%

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

Last update for Ba: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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