Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahir Dar and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Bahir Dar and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Bahir Dar is 65.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 74.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bahir Dar is 66.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 76.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.57 ETB 553
$13.12 MX$235
-72.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$53.8 MX$963
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$9.40 MX$168
-
Cappuccino
$0.97 ETB 151
$3.56 MX$63.8
-72.75%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 ETB 64.4
$1.60 MX$28.69
-73.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ETB 74.9
$1.15 MX$20.67
-58.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.73 ETB 113
$3.16 MX$56.5
-76.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 ETB 306
$4.85 MX$86.7
-59.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 ETB 152
$1.63 MX$29.25
-39.88%
White Bread (500g)
$1.02 ETB 159
$2.73 MX$48.94
-62.64%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.01 ETB 157
$1.88 MX$33.63
-46.28%
Eggs
$1.78 ETB 276
$2.63 MX$47.10
-32.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$9.89 MX$177
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
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$8.40 MX$150
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.06 ETB 1,561
$11.63 MX$208
-13.50%
Apples (1kg)
$2.95 ETB 457
$2.97 MX$53.2
-0.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.02 ETB 159
$1.78 MX$31.94
-42.70%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.98 ETB 307
$2.06 MX$36.79
-3.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.79 ETB 122
$1.97 MX$35.35
-59.90%
Potato (1kg)
$0.64 ETB 99.1
$2.09 MX$37.34
-69.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 ETB 182
$2.26 MX$40.44
-48.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ETB 158
$1.46 MX$26.10
-30.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 ETB 75.9
$1.09 MX$19.51
-55.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.34 MX$77.7
-
Wine (Bottle)
$3.89 ETB 604
$13.62 MX$244
-71.44%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 ETB 120
$1.67 MX$29.96
-53.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 ETB 304
$3.54 MX$63.4
-44.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.32 MX$23.69
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.52 ETB 81.0
$0.30 MX$5.39
73.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.04 ETB 316
$5.49 MX$98.2
-62.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.03 ETB 160
$1.34 MX$23.93
-23.13%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$19.1K MX$342.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$425.4K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$98.6 ETB 15.3K
$41.11 MX$736
139.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.84 ETB 1,528
$27.78 MX$497
-64.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$30.00 MX$537
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.08 ETB 7,619
$53.5 MX$958
-8.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$60.1 ETB 9,333
$26.13 MX$468
130.12%
Cinema Ticket
$6.01 ETB 934
$6.28 MX$112
-4.30%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$50.1 ETB 7,776
$439 MX$7,865
-88.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$49.81 ETB 7,731
$57.1 MX$1,022
-12.80%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$45.30 MX$811
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$104 MX$1,866
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$108 MX$1,938
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,020 ETB 313.5K
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-46.83%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,481 ETB 230.0K
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-33.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bahir Dar
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$200 ETB 31.0K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-81.80%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
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Last update for Bahir Dar: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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