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

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 25% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 16.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.11 MUR 320
$13.38 MX$253
-46.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.74 MUR 1,878
$52.7 MX$997
-20.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.87 MUR 264
$9.31 MX$176
-36.95%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 114
$3.61 MX$68.3
-29.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 MUR 39.47
$1.64 MX$30.91
-46.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 MUR 28.63
$1.12 MX$21.14
-42.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.99 MUR 89.6
$3.26 MX$61.7
-38.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 MUR 106
$4.82 MX$91.1
-51.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.51 MUR 67.7
$1.65 MX$31.24
-8.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 MUR 31.59
$2.74 MX$51.7
-74.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.6
$1.92 MX$36.28
-33.33%
Eggs
$2.35 MUR 106
$2.51 MX$47.53
-6.37%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.99 MUR 450
$9.89 MX$187
1.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.1 MUR 274
$8.39 MX$159
-27.29%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.48 MUR 472
$11.95 MX$226
-12.30%
Apples (1kg)
$2 MUR 90
$2.87 MX$54.3
-30.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 88.3
$1.74 MX$32.85
12.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 65
$2 MX$37.81
-27.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 MUR 122
$2.07 MX$39.14
30.92%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 46.11
$2.05 MX$38.78
-50.24%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 44.09
$2.18 MX$41.22
-55.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 38.04
$1.38 MX$26.16
-38.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.75
$1.11 MX$21.06
-48.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.12 MUR 276
$4.16 MX$78.6
47.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.19 MUR 414
$11.05 MX$209
-16.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 MUR 80.2
$1.75 MX$33.16
1.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.1 MUR 94.6
$3.7 MX$70
-43.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.95 MUR 42.56
$0.38 MX$7.25
150.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.82 MUR 172
$1.36 MX$25.72
180.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.05 MUR 137
$0.28 MX$5.25
989.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.85 MUR 623
$5.3 MX$100
161.32%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 63.7
$1.36 MX$25.63
3.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K MUR 1.5M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
79.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.5K MUR 1.5M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
39.31%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.89 MUR 2,020
$39.97 MX$756
12.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.43 MUR 784
$27.48 MX$519
-36.57%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.86 MUR 1,659
$30.22 MX$571
21.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.93 MUR 1,797
$52.6 MX$994
-24.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.93 MUR 312
$6.32 MX$120
9.65%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$160 MUR 7,221
$437 MX$8,258
-63.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,885 MUR 174.8K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-63.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.9 MUR 2,606
$57.2 MX$1,082
1.21%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.73 MUR 1,698
$45.14 MX$853
-16.42%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.1 MUR 3,424
$102 MX$1,928
-25.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90 MUR 4,050
$109 MX$2,056
-17.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$466 MUR 21K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-53.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$341 MUR 15.3K
$622 MX$11.8K
-45.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$902 MUR 40.6K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-58.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$791 MUR 35.6K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-35.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$867 MX$16.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
11.34
-44.89%

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Last update for Benares: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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