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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cahul is 25% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 52.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cahul is 24.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 54.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.69 MDL 147
$13.38 MX$253
-35.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.86 MDL 624
$52.7 MX$997
-30.10%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.78 MDL 132
$9.31 MX$176
-16.43%
Cappuccino
$1.81 MDL 30.69
$3.61 MX$68.3
-49.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 MDL 16.61
$1.64 MX$30.91
-40.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 MDL 11.07
$1.12 MX$21.14
-41.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.7 MDL 28.76
$3.26 MX$61.7
-47.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.37 MDL 40.21
$4.82 MX$91.1
-50.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 MDL 21.67
$1.65 MX$31.24
-22.42%
White Bread (500g)
$0.57 MDL 9.58
$2.74 MX$51.7
-79.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.47 MDL 24.88
$1.92 MX$36.28
-23.44%
Eggs
$2.58 MDL 43.61
$2.51 MX$47.53
2.79%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.15 MDL 172
$9.89 MX$187
2.63%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.61 MDL 94.9
$8.39 MX$159
-33.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.94 MDL 151
$11.95 MX$226
-25.19%
Apples (1kg)
$0.88 MDL 14.93
$2.87 MX$54.3
-69.34%
Banana (1kg)
$1.84 MDL 31.14
$1.74 MX$32.85
5.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.71 MDL 29.01
$2 MX$37.81
-14.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 MDL 36.63
$2.07 MX$39.14
4.35%
Potato (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.18
$2.05 MX$38.78
-59.02%
Onion (1kg)
$0.56 MDL 9.46
$2.18 MX$41.22
-74.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 MDL 22.29
$1.38 MX$26.16
-4.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.87 MDL 14.78
$1.11 MX$21.06
-21.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.32 MDL 56.1
$4.16 MX$78.6
-20.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.15 MDL 87.2
$11.05 MX$209
-53.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.26 MDL 21.39
$1.75 MX$33.16
-28.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 MDL 33.28
$3.7 MX$70
-46.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.38 MX$7.25
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.97 MX$359
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.04 MDL 34.47
$1.36 MX$25.72
50.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.2
$0.28 MX$5.25
-10.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.22 MDL 88.4
$5.3 MX$100
-1.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MDL 24
$1.36 MX$25.63
4.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 543.3K
$18.8K MX$354.6K
71.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.8K MDL 520.8K
$23.4K MX$441.7K
31.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$174 MDL 2,950
$39.97 MX$756
335.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.43 MDL 126
$27.48 MX$519
-72.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.75 MDL 182
$30.22 MX$571
-64.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$52.6 MX$994
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.74 MDL 131
$6.32 MX$120
22.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$390 MDL 6,601
$437 MX$8,258
-10.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,633 MDL 129.2K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-27.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$65.4 MDL 1,108
$57.2 MX$1,082
14.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54 MDL 914
$45.14 MX$853
19.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 MDL 1,943
$102 MX$1,928
12.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$123 MDL 2,082
$109 MX$2,056
13.09%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$622 MX$11.8K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$867 MX$16.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
11.34
-18.52%

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Last update for Cahul: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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