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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budaors is 12.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 6.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Budaors is 16.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 14.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.44 Ft 3,964
$13.38 MX$253
-14.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$52.3 Ft 18.1K
$52.7 MX$997
-0.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.39 Ft 2,909
$9.31 MX$176
-9.88%
Cappuccino
$2.36 Ft 819
$3.61 MX$68.3
-34.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.71 Ft 593
$1.64 MX$30.91
4.27%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.35 Ft 469
$1.12 MX$21.14
20.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.41 Ft 835
$3.26 MX$61.7
-26.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.85 Ft 988
$4.82 MX$91.1
-40.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 Ft 358
$1.65 MX$31.24
-37.58%
White Bread (500g)
$1.58 Ft 547
$2.74 MX$51.7
-42.34%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 Ft 698
$1.92 MX$36.28
5.21%
Eggs
$3.05 Ft 1,058
$2.51 MX$47.53
21.51%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.06 Ft 3,487
$9.89 MX$187
1.72%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.14 Ft 2,128
$8.39 MX$159
-26.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.07 Ft 4,528
$11.95 MX$226
9.37%
Apples (1kg)
$1.85 Ft 641
$2.87 MX$54.3
-35.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.91 Ft 661
$1.74 MX$32.85
9.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.16 Ft 747
$2 MX$37.81
8.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.23 Ft 1,119
$2.07 MX$39.14
56.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.16 Ft 404
$2.05 MX$38.78
-43.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.35 Ft 469
$2.18 MX$41.22
-38.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.53 Ft 532
$1.38 MX$26.16
10.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.62 Ft 215
$1.11 MX$21.06
-44.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.67 Ft 2,312
$4.16 MX$78.6
60.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.17 Ft 2,138
$11.05 MX$209
-44.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.14 Ft 394
$1.75 MX$33.16
-34.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 Ft 570
$3.7 MX$70
-55.68%
🚌 Getting Around
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.26 Ft 437
$0.38 MX$7.25
231.58%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$13.54 Ft 4,690
$18.97 MX$359
-28.62%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 Ft 1,093
$1.36 MX$25.72
131.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.16 Ft 401
$0.28 MX$5.25
314.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.72 Ft 6,487
$5.3 MX$100
253.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.82 Ft 631
$1.36 MX$25.63
33.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.5K Ft 8.8M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
35.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.2K Ft 10.8M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
33.34%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$146 Ft 50.4K
$39.97 MX$756
264.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.58 Ft 9,208
$27.48 MX$519
-3.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.48 Ft 6,750
$30.22 MX$571
-35.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$69.8 Ft 24.2K
$52.6 MX$994
32.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.5 Ft 3,637
$26.84 MX$507
-60.88%
Cinema Ticket
$9.17 Ft 3,177
$6.32 MX$120
45.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$460 Ft 159.4K
$437 MX$8,258
5.32%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,153 Ft 2.8M
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-22.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.1 Ft 23.3K
$57.2 MX$1,082
17.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.16 Ft 13.2K
$45.14 MX$853
-15.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.2 Ft 31.6K
$102 MX$1,928
-10.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.6 Ft 31.4K
$109 MX$2,056
-16.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$522 Ft 180.8K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-47.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$539 Ft 186.8K
$622 MX$11.8K
-13.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$823 Ft 285.1K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-61.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$805 Ft 279K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-34.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,846 Ft 1.3M
$3,566 MX$67.4K
7.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,694 Ft 1.3M
$2,480 MX$46.9K
48.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,577 Ft 546.3K
$867 MX$16.4K
81.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.5
11.34
-33.86%

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Last update for Budaors: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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