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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bambous is 29% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bambous is 27.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 31.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.36 MUR 196
$13.38 MX$253
-67.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.65 MUR 2,009
$52.7 MX$997
-15.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.36 MUR 196
$9.31 MX$176
-53.17%
Cappuccino
$2.14 MUR 96.3
$3.61 MX$68.3
-40.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.95 MUR 42.94
$1.64 MX$30.91
-42.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 MUR 19.29
$1.12 MX$21.14
-61.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.21 MUR 99.6
$3.26 MX$61.7
-32.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 MUR 76
$4.82 MX$91.1
-64.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.18 MUR 53.3
$1.65 MX$31.24
-28.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 29.87
$2.74 MX$51.7
-75.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.12 MUR 50.5
$1.92 MX$36.28
-41.67%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 100
$2.51 MX$47.53
-11.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.1 MUR 545
$9.89 MX$187
22.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.23 MUR 145
$8.39 MX$159
-61.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.28 MUR 193
$11.95 MX$226
-64.18%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 MUR 89.2
$2.87 MX$54.3
-31.01%
Banana (1kg)
$2.04 MUR 91.6
$1.74 MX$32.85
17.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.46 MUR 65.7
$2 MX$37.81
-27.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.6 MUR 117
$2.07 MX$39.14
25.60%
Potato (1kg)
$1 MUR 44.84
$2.05 MX$38.78
-51.22%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 44.15
$2.18 MX$41.22
-55.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 MUR 37.43
$1.38 MX$26.16
-39.86%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 36.65
$1.11 MX$21.06
-27.03%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.62 MUR 298
$4.16 MX$78.6
59.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.65 MUR 434
$11.05 MX$209
-12.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 MUR 80
$1.75 MX$33.16
1.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 MUR 97.1
$3.7 MX$70
-41.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.91 MUR 40.76
$0.38 MX$7.25
139.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 MUR 197
$1.36 MX$25.72
221.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 121
$0.28 MX$5.25
860.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.12 MUR 905
$5.3 MX$100
279.62%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 65.2
$1.36 MX$25.63
6.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.3K MUR 1.6M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
88.41%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.3M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
23.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.77 MUR 2,240
$39.97 MX$756
24.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.11 MUR 815
$27.48 MX$519
-34.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.6 MUR 1,512
$30.22 MX$571
11.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.51 MUR 1,868
$52.6 MX$994
-21.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.91 MUR 266
$6.32 MX$120
-6.49%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,006
$437 MX$8,258
-64.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,034 MUR 181.5K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-61.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.6 MUR 3,808
$57.2 MX$1,082
47.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.9 MUR 3,640
$45.14 MX$853
79.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$131 MUR 5,910
$102 MX$1,928
28.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.9 MUR 4,178
$109 MX$2,056
-14.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$569 MUR 25.6K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-43.06%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$341 MUR 15.4K
$622 MX$11.8K
-45.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$967 MUR 43.5K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-55.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$731 MUR 32.9K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-40.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bambous
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$867 MX$16.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.34
-41.18%

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Last update for Bambous: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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