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 4.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Grand Bay is 0.7% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 7.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.88 MUR 364
$13.29 MX$229
-40.71%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$50.1 MUR 2,313
$53.8 MX$928
-6.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.75 MUR 312
$9.29 MX$160
-27.34%
Cappuccino
$2.66 MUR 123
$3.61 MX$62.3
-26.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 45.04
$1.56 MX$26.87
-37.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MUR 27.73
$1.12 MX$19.35
-46.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.21 MUR 148
$3.13 MX$53.9
2.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.27 MUR 151
$4.71 MX$81.3
-30.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 MUR 61.5
$1.70 MX$29.37
-21.76%
White Bread (500g)
$0.65 MUR 30.11
$2.77 MX$47.76
-76.53%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 60.8
$1.96 MX$33.86
-32.65%
Eggs
$2.32 MUR 107
$2.60 MX$44.95
-10.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$33.54 MUR 1,550
$9.94 MX$172
237.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.15 MUR 284
$8.10 MX$140
-24.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$22.32 MUR 1,031
$11.50 MX$198
94.09%
Apples (1kg)
$1.73 MUR 80.0
$2.87 MX$49.55
-39.72%
Banana (1kg)
$1.95 MUR 90.3
$1.73 MX$29.90
12.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.49 MUR 68.9
$2.00 MX$34.53
-25.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.62 MUR 121
$2.04 MX$35.18
28.43%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 45.54
$2.08 MX$35.93
-52.40%
Onion (1kg)
$0.92 MUR 42.69
$2.20 MX$37.90
-58.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 39.12
$1.45 MX$25.09
-41.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.43 MUR 19.99
$1.07 MX$18.53
-59.81%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.49 MUR 300
$4.27 MX$73.8
51.99%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.64 MUR 399
$14.32 MX$247
-39.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MUR 79.2
$1.76 MX$30.45
-2.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 MUR 74.2
$3.70 MX$63.8
-56.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 MUR 48.28
$0.35 MX$6.09
197.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$19.19 MX$331
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.29 MUR 198
$1.34 MX$23.05
220.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.72 MUR 126
$0.28 MX$4.81
871.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.97 MUR 922
$5.33 MX$92.1
274.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 67.2
$1.34 MX$23.14
8.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.0K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$330.1K
88.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.8K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$412.2K
20.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.65 MUR 2,294
$39.86 MX$688
24.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.33 MUR 708
$26.78 MX$462
-42.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.51 MUR 1,456
$29.36 MX$507
7.32%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.7 MUR 2,804
$53.4 MX$922
13.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.09 MX$450
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.23 MUR 288
$6.40 MX$111
-2.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,225
$440 MX$7,603
-64.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,951 MUR 367.3K
$10.8K MX$185.6K
-26.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.3 MUR 2,511
$57.6 MX$995
-5.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$78.0 MUR 3,603
$45.02 MX$777
73.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$118 MUR 5,462
$104 MX$1,790
13.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 MUR 3,913
$108 MX$1,863
-21.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$614 MUR 28.4K
$1,013 MX$17.5K
-39.42%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$356 MUR 16.5K
$630 MX$10.9K
-43.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,310 MUR 60.5K
$2,162 MX$37.3K
-39.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,562 MUR 72.1K
$1,222 MX$21.1K
27.82%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,793 MX$65.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,332 MX$40.2K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Grand Bay
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,316 MUR 60.8K
$1,075 MX$18.6K
22.42%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.5
11.34
-42.68%

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Last update for Grand Bay: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: April 11, 2026

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