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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cahul is 33.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 52.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cahul is 31.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.93 MDL 154
$13.12 MX$235
-31.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.57 MDL 631
$53.8 MX$963
-32.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.70 MDL 133
$9.40 MX$168
-18.09%
Cappuccino
$1.88 MDL 32.39
$3.56 MX$63.8
-47.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MDL 15.65
$1.60 MX$28.69
-43.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 MDL 11.04
$1.15 MX$20.67
-44.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.71 MDL 29.56
$3.16 MX$56.5
-45.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 MDL 40.12
$4.85 MX$86.7
-51.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.28 MDL 22.08
$1.63 MX$29.25
-21.47%
White Bread (500g)
$0.51 MDL 8.87
$2.73 MX$48.94
-81.32%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 MDL 26.24
$1.88 MX$33.63
-19.15%
Eggs
$2.62 MDL 45.21
$2.63 MX$47.10
-0.38%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.44 MDL 180
$9.89 MX$177
5.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.59 MDL 96.4
$8.40 MX$150
-33.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.60 MDL 148
$11.63 MX$208
-26.05%
Apples (1kg)
$0.91 MDL 15.75
$2.97 MX$53.2
-69.36%
Banana (1kg)
$1.83 MDL 31.56
$1.78 MX$31.94
2.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.69 MDL 29.23
$2.06 MX$36.79
-17.96%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.07 MDL 35.74
$1.97 MX$35.35
5.08%
Potato (1kg)
$0.78 MDL 13.49
$2.09 MX$37.34
-62.68%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 MDL 10.09
$2.26 MX$40.44
-74.34%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.31 MDL 22.62
$1.46 MX$26.10
-10.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 MDL 15.18
$1.09 MX$19.51
-19.27%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.20 MDL 55.3
$4.34 MX$77.7
-26.27%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$244
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.26 MDL 21.70
$1.67 MX$29.96
-24.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.99 MDL 34.30
$3.54 MX$63.4
-43.79%
🚌 Getting Around
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.03 MDL 35.02
$1.32 MX$23.69
53.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.31
$0.30 MX$5.39
-16.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.13 MDL 88.5
$5.49 MX$98.2
-6.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.39 MDL 23.92
$1.34 MX$23.93
3.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.7K MDL 546.4K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
65.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.8K MDL 531.7K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
29.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$174 MDL 3,006
$41.11 MX$736
323.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.64 MDL 132
$27.78 MX$497
-72.50%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.74 MDL 185
$30.00 MX$537
-64.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$958
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.46 MDL 129
$6.28 MX$112
18.79%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$384 MDL 6,621
$439 MX$7,865
-12.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,538 MDL 130.0K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-29.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$66.1 MDL 1,140
$57.1 MX$1,022
15.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.2 MDL 918
$45.30 MX$811
17.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$114 MDL 1,963
$104 MX$1,866
9.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$121 MDL 2,085
$108 MX$1,938
11.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cahul
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$521 MDL 8,994
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-52.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
11.34
-18.52%

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Last update for Cahul: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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