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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budaors is 7.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 4.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Budaors is 6.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 16% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.53 Ft 3,931
$13.12 MX$235
-12.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$52.5 Ft 17.9K
$53.8 MX$963
-2.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.53 Ft 2,910
$9.40 MX$168
-9.26%
Cappuccino
$2.25 Ft 767
$3.56 MX$63.8
-36.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.70 Ft 580
$1.60 MX$28.69
6.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.34 Ft 458
$1.15 MX$20.67
16.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 Ft 820
$3.16 MX$56.5
-24.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.91 Ft 990
$4.85 MX$86.7
-40.00%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 Ft 354
$1.63 MX$29.25
-36.20%
White Bread (500g)
$1.51 Ft 515
$2.73 MX$48.94
-44.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 Ft 687
$1.88 MX$33.63
7.45%
Eggs
$3.05 Ft 1,039
$2.63 MX$47.10
15.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.22 Ft 3,484
$9.89 MX$177
3.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.17 Ft 2,103
$8.40 MX$150
-26.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.30 Ft 4,533
$11.63 MX$208
14.36%
Apples (1kg)
$1.87 Ft 638
$2.97 MX$53.2
-37.04%
Banana (1kg)
$1.99 Ft 679
$1.78 MX$31.94
11.80%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.17 Ft 740
$2.06 MX$36.79
5.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.25 Ft 1,108
$1.97 MX$35.35
64.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.18 Ft 401
$2.09 MX$37.34
-43.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.38 Ft 469
$2.26 MX$40.44
-38.94%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.56 Ft 533
$1.46 MX$26.10
6.85%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 Ft 209
$1.09 MX$19.51
-44.04%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.65 Ft 2,268
$4.34 MX$77.7
53.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.73 Ft 1,612
$13.62 MX$244
-65.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.18 Ft 401
$1.67 MX$29.96
-29.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 Ft 588
$3.54 MX$63.4
-51.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.32 Ft 450
$0.36 MX$6.44
266.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$13.44 Ft 4,581
$18.96 MX$339
-29.11%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 Ft 1,061
$1.32 MX$23.69
135.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.14 Ft 389
$0.30 MX$5.39
280.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.06 Ft 6,498
$5.49 MX$98.2
247.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.76 Ft 601
$1.34 MX$23.93
31.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$25.8K Ft 8.8M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
34.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.5K Ft 10.7M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
32.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$149 Ft 50.7K
$41.11 MX$736
262.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.29 Ft 8,962
$27.78 MX$497
-5.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.90 Ft 6,784
$30.00 MX$537
-33.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$71.0 Ft 24.2K
$53.5 MX$958
32.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.48 Ft 3,571
$26.13 MX$468
-59.89%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 Ft 3,097
$6.28 MX$112
44.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$459 Ft 156.6K
$439 MX$7,865
4.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,088 Ft 2.8M
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-24.70%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.5 Ft 23.4K
$57.1 MX$1,022
19.92%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$37.62 Ft 12.8K
$45.30 MX$811
-16.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.3 Ft 31.8K
$104 MX$1,866
-10.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.9 Ft 31.7K
$108 MX$1,938
-14.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$529 Ft 180.4K
$996 MX$17.8K
-46.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$530 Ft 180.6K
$624 MX$11.2K
-15.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$821 Ft 279.8K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-61.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$820 Ft 279.7K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-32.67%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,931 Ft 1.3M
$3,799 MX$68.0K
3.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,786 Ft 1.3M
$2,230 MX$39.9K
69.74%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,646 Ft 561.1K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
50.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.5
11.34
-33.86%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Budaors: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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