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

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 38.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 37.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 35.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.25 MUR 150
$13.29 MX$229
-75.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.41 MUR 2,005
$53.8 MX$928
-19.24%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.43 MUR 204
$9.29 MX$160
-52.31%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 117
$3.61 MX$62.3
-29.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 44.95
$1.56 MX$26.87
-37.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MUR 27.71
$1.12 MX$19.35
-46.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.71 MUR 79.0
$3.13 MX$53.9
-45.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 MUR 129
$4.71 MX$81.3
-40.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 MUR 59.4
$1.70 MX$29.37
-24.12%
White Bread (500g)
$0.67 MUR 30.89
$2.77 MX$47.76
-75.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.27 MUR 58.8
$1.96 MX$33.86
-35.20%
Eggs
$2.32 MUR 107
$2.60 MX$44.95
-10.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.49 MUR 346
$9.94 MX$172
-24.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.03 MUR 278
$8.10 MX$140
-25.56%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.65 MUR 400
$11.50 MX$198
-24.78%
Apples (1kg)
$2.00 MUR 92.4
$2.87 MX$49.55
-30.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.86 MUR 86.2
$1.73 MX$29.90
7.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 66.8
$2.00 MX$34.53
-28.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.64 MUR 122
$2.04 MX$35.18
29.41%
Potato (1kg)
$0.91 MUR 42.18
$2.08 MX$35.93
-56.25%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 43.32
$2.20 MX$37.90
-57.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 39.32
$1.45 MX$25.09
-41.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 MUR 24.61
$1.07 MX$18.53
-50.47%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.09 MUR 281
$4.27 MX$73.8
42.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.90 MUR 319
$14.32 MX$247
-51.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 MUR 76.3
$1.76 MX$30.45
-6.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 MUR 94.9
$3.70 MX$63.8
-44.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.92 MUR 42.49
$0.35 MX$6.09
162.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$36.14 MUR 1,670
$19.19 MX$331
88.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.23 MUR 149
$1.34 MX$23.05
141.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.61 MUR 120
$0.28 MX$4.81
832.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.44 MUR 205
$5.33 MX$92.1
-16.70%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 67.7
$1.34 MX$23.14
9.70%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.8K MUR 1.3M
$19.1K MX$330.1K
50.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$412.2K
21.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.87 MUR 2,304
$39.86 MX$688
25.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.13 MUR 838
$26.78 MX$462
-32.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.39 MUR 1,450
$29.36 MX$507
6.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.81 MUR 823
$53.4 MX$922
-66.67%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.25 MUR 104
$26.09 MX$450
-91.38%
Cinema Ticket
$6.01 MUR 278
$6.40 MX$111
-6.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,221
$440 MX$7,603
-64.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,209 MUR 148.2K
$10.8K MX$185.6K
-70.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.31 MUR 1,863
$57.6 MX$995
-30.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.54 MUR 1,550
$45.02 MX$777
-25.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.6 MUR 3,446
$104 MX$1,790
-28.10%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$72.6 MUR 3,353
$108 MX$1,863
-32.76%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$507 MUR 23.4K
$1,013 MX$17.5K
-49.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$364 MUR 16.8K
$630 MX$10.9K
-42.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,009 MUR 46.6K
$2,162 MX$37.3K
-53.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$682 MUR 31.5K
$1,222 MX$21.1K
-44.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$741 MUR 34.2K
$3,793 MX$65.5K
-80.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$639 MUR 29.5K
$2,332 MX$40.2K
-72.60%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Curepipe
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$667 MUR 30.8K
$1,075 MX$18.6K
-37.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
11.34
-51.50%

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Last update for Curepipe: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: April 11, 2026

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