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

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 37.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 32.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 24.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.69 MUR 317
$13.12 MX$235
-49.01%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.97 MUR 2,084
$53.8 MX$963
-18.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.54 MUR 310
$9.40 MX$168
-30.43%
Cappuccino
$2.64 MUR 125
$3.56 MX$63.8
-25.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 49.03
$1.60 MX$28.69
-35.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MUR 28.23
$1.15 MX$20.67
-47.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.06 MUR 97.5
$3.16 MX$56.5
-34.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.68 MUR 127
$4.85 MX$86.7
-44.74%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.50 MUR 71.1
$1.63 MX$29.25
-7.98%
White Bread (500g)
$0.69 MUR 32.77
$2.73 MX$48.94
-74.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.31 MUR 62.3
$1.88 MX$33.63
-30.32%
Eggs
$2.27 MUR 107
$2.63 MX$47.10
-13.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.85 MUR 467
$9.89 MX$177
-0.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.01 MUR 285
$8.40 MX$150
-28.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.25 MUR 486
$11.63 MX$208
-11.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.00 MUR 94.9
$2.97 MX$53.2
-32.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.91 MUR 90.7
$1.78 MX$31.94
7.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 68.4
$2.06 MX$36.79
-30.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.67 MUR 126
$1.97 MX$35.35
35.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 48.12
$2.09 MX$37.34
-51.20%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 48.13
$2.26 MX$40.44
-54.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.66
$1.46 MX$26.10
-42.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 MUR 25.17
$1.09 MX$19.51
-51.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.18 MUR 293
$4.34 MX$77.7
42.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.57 MUR 406
$13.62 MX$244
-37.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MUR 81.7
$1.67 MX$29.96
2.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.11 MUR 100
$3.54 MX$63.4
-40.40%
🚌 Getting Around
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 MUR 49.39
$0.36 MX$6.44
188.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.45 MUR 211
$1.32 MX$23.69
237.12%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.66 MUR 126
$0.30 MX$5.39
786.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.18 MUR 719
$5.49 MX$98.2
176.50%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 66.9
$1.34 MX$23.93
5.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.4K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
90.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.4M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
20.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.03 MUR 2,324
$41.11 MX$736
19.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.52 MUR 878
$27.78 MX$497
-33.33%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.42 MUR 1,536
$30.00 MX$537
8.07%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.61 MUR 1,830
$53.5 MX$958
-27.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.15 MUR 291
$6.28 MX$112
-2.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$154 MUR 7,285
$439 MX$7,865
-65.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,955 MUR 187.4K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-63.18%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$51.4 MUR 2,436
$57.1 MX$1,022
-10.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.40 MUR 2,104
$45.30 MX$811
-1.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$83.8 MUR 3,973
$104 MX$1,866
-19.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.8 MUR 3,732
$108 MX$1,938
-27.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$517 MUR 24.5K
$996 MX$17.8K
-48.11%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$346 MUR 16.4K
$624 MX$11.2K
-44.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$950 MUR 45.0K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-54.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$723 MUR 34.3K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-40.68%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Benares
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
11.34
-44.89%

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Last update for Benares: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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