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

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 27.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 29.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 36.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.38 MUR 152
$13.38 MX$253
-74.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.32 MUR 1,949
$52.7 MX$997
-17.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.55 MUR 205
$9.31 MX$176
-51.13%
Cappuccino
$2.69 MUR 121
$3.61 MX$68.3
-25.48%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 46.38
$1.64 MX$30.91
-37.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.44
$1.12 MX$21.14
-49.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.72 MUR 77.5
$3.26 MX$61.7
-47.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 MUR 125
$4.82 MX$91.1
-42.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 MUR 59.9
$1.65 MX$31.24
-19.39%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 29.7
$2.74 MX$51.7
-75.91%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 59.3
$1.92 MX$36.28
-31.25%
Eggs
$2.32 MUR 105
$2.51 MX$47.53
-7.57%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.66 MUR 345
$9.89 MX$187
-22.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.37 MUR 287
$8.39 MX$159
-24.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.85 MUR 398
$11.95 MX$226
-25.94%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 MUR 89.3
$2.87 MX$54.3
-31.01%
Banana (1kg)
$1.81 MUR 81.7
$1.74 MX$32.85
4.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.49 MUR 67
$2 MX$37.81
-25.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.64 MUR 119
$2.07 MX$39.14
27.54%
Potato (1kg)
$0.93 MUR 41.93
$2.05 MX$38.78
-54.63%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 45.63
$2.18 MX$41.22
-53.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 MUR 35.17
$1.38 MX$26.16
-43.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.69
$1.11 MX$21.06
-48.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.84 MUR 263
$4.16 MX$78.6
40.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.31 MUR 329
$11.05 MX$209
-33.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 77.7
$1.75 MX$33.16
-1.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 MUR 91.6
$3.7 MX$70
-45.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.89 MUR 40.09
$0.38 MX$7.25
134.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$36.33 MUR 1,635
$18.97 MX$359
91.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.28 MUR 147
$1.36 MX$25.72
141.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.66 MUR 120
$0.28 MX$5.25
850.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.34 MUR 195
$5.3 MX$100
-18.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 65.8
$1.36 MX$25.63
7.35%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.1K MUR 1.3M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
49.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.3K MUR 1.3M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
25.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.2 MUR 2,260
$39.97 MX$756
25.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.61 MUR 838
$27.48 MX$519
-32.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.35 MUR 1,366
$30.22 MX$571
0.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.34 MUR 780
$52.6 MX$994
-67.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.23 MUR 100
$26.84 MX$507
-91.69%
Cinema Ticket
$6.14 MUR 276
$6.32 MX$120
-2.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$154 MUR 6,938
$437 MX$8,258
-64.71%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,110 MUR 140K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-70.58%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.26 MUR 1,812
$57.2 MX$1,082
-29.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.62 MUR 1,513
$45.14 MX$853
-25.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.5 MUR 3,353
$102 MX$1,928
-26.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73.2 MUR 3,292
$109 MX$2,056
-32.72%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$515 MUR 23.2K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-48.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$363 MUR 16.4K
$622 MX$11.8K
-41.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,013 MUR 45.6K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-53.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$672 MUR 30.2K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-45.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$782 MUR 35.2K
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-78.06%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$662 MUR 29.8K
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-73.31%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$680 MUR 30.6K
$867 MX$16.4K
-21.57%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
11.34
-51.50%

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Last update for Curepipe: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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