Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand Bay and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand Bay and Mexico City

😐 Solo nomad: Grand Bay is 3.9% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Grand Bay is 4.3% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 9.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.04 MUR 375
$13.12 MX$227
-38.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.52 MUR 2,261
$53.8 MX$932
-9.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.58 MUR 307
$9.40 MX$163
-30.00%
Cappuccino
$2.56 MUR 119
$3.56 MX$61.7
-28.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.00 MUR 46.79
$1.60 MX$27.76
-37.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MUR 27.79
$1.15 MX$20.00
-47.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.24 MUR 151
$3.16 MX$54.7
2.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.25 MUR 151
$4.85 MX$83.9
-32.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.26 MUR 58.9
$1.63 MX$28.30
-22.70%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 MUR 33.07
$2.73 MX$47.36
-73.99%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.29 MUR 60.0
$1.88 MX$32.54
-31.38%
Eggs
$2.24 MUR 104
$2.63 MX$45.58
-14.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$33.43 MUR 1,558
$9.89 MX$171
238.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.03 MUR 281
$8.40 MX$146
-28.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$22.70 MUR 1,058
$11.63 MX$201
95.18%
Apples (1kg)
$1.72 MUR 80.2
$2.97 MX$51.5
-42.09%
Banana (1kg)
$1.87 MUR 87.3
$1.78 MX$30.91
5.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 67.1
$2.06 MX$35.60
-30.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 MUR 124
$1.97 MX$34.21
34.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 46.19
$2.09 MX$36.13
-52.63%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 43.63
$2.26 MX$39.13
-58.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.17
$1.46 MX$25.26
-42.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.44 MUR 20.36
$1.09 MX$18.88
-59.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.72 MUR 313
$4.34 MX$75.2
54.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.76 MUR 641
$13.62 MX$236
1.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 80.7
$1.67 MX$28.99
3.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 MUR 75.4
$3.54 MX$61.3
-54.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.08 MUR 50.3
$0.36 MX$6.23
200.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$328
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.34 MUR 202
$1.32 MX$22.92
228.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.68 MUR 125
$0.30 MX$5.22
793.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.70 MUR 918
$5.49 MX$95.1
258.83%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.44 MUR 67.2
$1.34 MX$23.15
7.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.4K MUR 1.6M
$19.1K MX$331.1K
85.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.4K MUR 1.4M
$23.8K MX$411.6K
23.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.60 MUR 2,312
$41.11 MX$712
20.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.62 MUR 728
$27.78 MX$481
-43.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.98 MUR 1,444
$30.00 MX$520
3.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 MUR 2,840
$53.5 MX$927
13.82%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$453
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.17 MUR 287
$6.28 MX$109
-1.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$155 MUR 7,213
$439 MX$7,610
-64.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,815 MUR 364.2K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-27.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.4 MUR 2,535
$57.1 MX$989
-4.80%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$76.4 MUR 3,562
$45.30 MX$785
68.70%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$117 MUR 5,472
$104 MX$1,805
12.62%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82.9 MUR 3,863
$108 MX$1,875
-23.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$629 MUR 29.3K
$996 MX$17.3K
-36.83%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$353 MUR 16.5K
$624 MX$10.8K
-43.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,293 MUR 60.3K
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-38.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,544 MUR 72.0K
$1,218 MX$21.1K
26.74%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,308 MUR 61.0K
$1,096 MX$19.0K
19.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.5
11.34
-42.68%

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Last update for Grand Bay: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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