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

😐 Solo nomad: Florida is 2.1% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 0.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Florida is 0.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 6.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.01 UYU 616
$13.12 MX$232
22.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$54.8 UYU 2,108
$53.8 MX$950
1.91%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.08 UYU 464
$9.40 MX$166
28.51%
Cappuccino
$4.15 UYU 159
$3.56 MX$62.9
16.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 UYU 83.2
$1.60 MX$28.29
35.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.71 UYU 65.8
$1.15 MX$20.38
48.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.34 UYU 167
$3.16 MX$55.7
37.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 UYU 142
$4.85 MX$85.5
-24.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 UYU 40.10
$1.63 MX$28.84
-36.20%
White Bread (500g)
$2.90 UYU 112
$2.73 MX$48.26
6.23%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 UYU 61.7
$1.88 MX$33.16
-14.36%
Eggs
$3.36 UYU 129
$2.63 MX$46.45
27.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.53 UYU 520
$9.89 MX$175
36.80%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.85 UYU 417
$8.40 MX$148
29.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.07 UYU 426
$11.63 MX$205
-4.82%
Apples (1kg)
$3.15 UYU 121
$2.97 MX$52.5
6.06%
Banana (1kg)
$2.36 UYU 90.9
$1.78 MX$31.50
32.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.55 UYU 59.7
$2.06 MX$36.28
-24.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.55 UYU 136
$1.97 MX$34.86
80.20%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 UYU 80.2
$2.09 MX$36.82
-
Onion (1kg)
$1.96 UYU 75.3
$2.26 MX$39.87
-13.27%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.31 UYU 50.5
$1.46 MX$25.74
-10.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 UYU 63.6
$1.09 MX$19.24
51.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.26 UYU 202
$4.34 MX$76.6
21.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.22 UYU 393
$13.62 MX$240
-24.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.37 UYU 91.3
$1.67 MX$29.54
41.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.03 UYU 116
$3.54 MX$62.5
-14.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.20 UYU 46.14
$0.36 MX$6.35
233.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$43.61 UYU 1,676
$18.96 MX$335
130.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.44 UYU 55.2
$1.32 MX$23.36
9.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.55 UYU 59.7
$0.30 MX$5.32
416.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.80 UYU 415
$5.49 MX$96.9
96.72%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.91 UYU 73.3
$1.34 MX$23.59
42.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.4K UYU 1.3M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
79.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.3K UYU 1.4M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
52.69%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$172 UYU 6,622
$41.11 MX$726
319.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.68 UYU 641
$27.78 MX$490
-39.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$50.3 UYU 1,933
$30.00 MX$530
67.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$24.85 UYU 955
$53.5 MX$945
-53.58%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.54 UYU 290
$6.28 MX$111
20.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$496 UYU 19.0K
$439 MX$7,755
12.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,051 UYU 347.9K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-15.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$44.41 UYU 1,707
$57.1 MX$1,008
-22.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.89 UYU 1,841
$45.30 MX$800
5.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.6 UYU 2,869
$104 MX$1,840
-28.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.1 UYU 3,270
$108 MX$1,911
-21.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$495 UYU 19.0K
$996 MX$17.6K
-50.33%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$409 UYU 15.7K
$624 MX$11.0K
-34.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$867 UYU 33.3K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-58.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$732 UYU 28.1K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-39.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Florida
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$847 UYU 32.6K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-22.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.68
11.34
-49.91%

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

Last update for Florida: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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