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

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 40.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 36.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 28.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.20 MUR 149
$13.12 MX$227
-75.61%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.68 MUR 2,036
$53.8 MX$932
-18.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.50 MUR 210
$9.40 MX$163
-52.13%
Cappuccino
$2.55 MUR 119
$3.56 MX$61.7
-28.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.10
$1.60 MX$27.76
-35.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.96
$1.15 MX$20.00
-51.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 MUR 83.0
$3.16 MX$54.7
-43.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 MUR 124
$4.85 MX$83.9
-44.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 MUR 60.1
$1.63 MX$28.30
-20.86%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 30.83
$2.73 MX$47.36
-75.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 62.2
$1.88 MX$32.54
-28.72%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 104
$2.63 MX$45.58
-15.21%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.77 MUR 362
$9.89 MX$171
-21.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.11 MUR 285
$8.40 MX$146
-27.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.88 MUR 414
$11.63 MX$201
-23.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 MUR 93.5
$2.97 MX$51.5
-32.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.80 MUR 83.7
$1.78 MX$30.91
1.12%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 66.8
$2.06 MX$35.60
-30.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 MUR 123
$1.97 MX$34.21
34.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.91 MUR 42.56
$2.09 MX$36.13
-56.46%
Onion (1kg)
$0.92 MUR 43.05
$2.26 MX$39.13
-59.29%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.27
$1.46 MX$25.26
-42.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 26.64
$1.09 MX$18.88
-47.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.87 MUR 274
$4.34 MX$75.2
35.25%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.81 MUR 317
$13.62 MX$236
-50.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 80.5
$1.67 MX$28.99
3.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.11 MUR 98.3
$3.54 MX$61.3
-40.40%
🚌 Getting Around
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.89 MUR 41.61
$0.36 MX$6.23
147.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$36.47 MUR 1,700
$18.96 MX$328
92.35%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.37 MUR 157
$1.32 MX$22.92
155.30%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 126
$0.30 MX$5.22
796.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 MUR 209
$5.49 MX$95.1
-18.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MUR 66.0
$1.34 MX$23.15
5.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.3M
$19.1K MX$331.1K
51.43%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$23.8K MX$411.6K
19.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.25 MUR 2,296
$41.11 MX$712
19.80%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.33 MUR 854
$27.78 MX$481
-34.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.88 MUR 1,439
$30.00 MX$520
2.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.75 MUR 827
$53.5 MX$927
-66.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.18 MUR 102
$26.13 MX$453
-91.66%
Cinema Ticket
$5.95 MUR 278
$6.28 MX$109
-5.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,271
$439 MX$7,610
-64.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,200 MUR 149.2K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-70.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.66 MUR 1,942
$57.1 MX$989
-27.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.54 MUR 1,563
$45.30 MX$785
-25.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.1 MUR 3,549
$104 MX$1,805
-26.96%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$72.5 MUR 3,381
$108 MX$1,875
-33.00%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$505 MUR 23.5K
$996 MX$17.3K
-49.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$363 MUR 16.9K
$624 MX$10.8K
-41.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,037 MUR 48.3K
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-50.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$688 MUR 32.0K
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-43.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$749 MUR 34.9K
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-80.30%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$632 MUR 29.4K
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-71.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$657 MUR 30.6K
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-40.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
11.34
-51.50%

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

Last update for Curepipe: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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