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

🙂 Solo nomad: Budaors is 19.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 3.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Budaors is 22.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 16.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.70 Ft 3,969
$13.38 MX$238
-12.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$52.8 Ft 17.9K
$52.3 MX$928
1.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.46 Ft 2,867
$9.24 MX$164
-8.44%
Cappuccino
$2.29 Ft 775
$3.61 MX$64.1
-36.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 Ft 572
$1.61 MX$28.54
4.97%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 Ft 443
$1.11 MX$19.72
18.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.47 Ft 836
$3.15 MX$55.9
-21.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.90 Ft 983
$4.88 MX$86.7
-40.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 Ft 353
$1.70 MX$30.13
-38.82%
White Bread (500g)
$1.57 Ft 532
$2.70 MX$47.94
-41.85%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.02 Ft 684
$1.96 MX$34.71
3.06%
Eggs
$3.12 Ft 1,057
$2.61 MX$46.40
19.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.99 Ft 3,389
$10.16 MX$180
-1.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.08 Ft 2,061
$8.16 MX$145
-25.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.26 Ft 4,498
$11.74 MX$208
12.95%
Apples (1kg)
$1.87 Ft 633
$2.98 MX$53.0
-37.25%
Banana (1kg)
$1.90 Ft 643
$1.81 MX$32.10
4.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.11 Ft 716
$1.99 MX$35.41
6.03%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.34 Ft 1,131
$1.99 MX$35.29
67.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.16 Ft 395
$2.15 MX$38.18
-46.05%
Onion (1kg)
$1.38 Ft 467
$2.20 MX$38.99
-37.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.55 Ft 524
$1.39 MX$24.67
11.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 Ft 207
$1.08 MX$19.21
-43.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.73 Ft 2,283
$4.27 MX$75.8
57.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.51 Ft 1,530
$13.99 MX$248
-67.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.17 Ft 396
$1.77 MX$31.37
-33.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.65 Ft 559
$3.64 MX$64.6
-54.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.26 Ft 429
$0.39 MX$6.85
223.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$13.53 Ft 4,588
$18.98 MX$337
-28.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.25 Ft 1,103
$1.33 MX$23.53
144.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.20 Ft 408
$0.30 MX$5.36
300.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$18.99 Ft 6,438
$5.44 MX$96.5
249.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.77 Ft 602
$1.30 MX$23.12
36.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.3K Ft 8.9M
$19.2K MX$341.5K
36.83%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.0K Ft 10.5M
$23.6K MX$419.5K
31.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$145 Ft 49.2K
$39.70 MX$705
265.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.66 Ft 9,041
$27.00 MX$479
-1.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.65 Ft 6,662
$29.61 MX$526
-33.64%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$71.9 Ft 24.4K
$53.8 MX$955
33.71%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.43 Ft 3,537
$26.36 MX$468
-60.43%
Cinema Ticket
$8.95 Ft 3,035
$6.30 MX$112
42.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$465 Ft 157.5K
$427 MX$7,577
8.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,180 Ft 2.8M
$10.5K MX$186.4K
-22.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.2 Ft 23.1K
$58.5 MX$1,038
16.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.52 Ft 13.1K
$45.83 MX$813
-15.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$90.4 Ft 30.7K
$102 MX$1,813
-11.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.4 Ft 31.3K
$105 MX$1,859
-11.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$529 Ft 179.3K
$1,019 MX$18.1K
-48.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$538 Ft 182.3K
$630 MX$11.2K
-14.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$806 Ft 273.4K
$2,131 MX$37.8K
-62.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$809 Ft 274.5K
$1,220 MX$21.7K
-33.64%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,910 Ft 1.3M
$3,613 MX$64.1K
8.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,648 Ft 1.2M
$2,191 MX$38.9K
66.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Budaors
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,556 Ft 527.6K
$1,087 MX$19.3K
43.15%
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 8, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 8, 2026

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