Cost of Living Comparison Between Half Way Tree and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Half Way Tree and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Half Way Tree is 17.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 45% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Half Way Tree is 25.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 44.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.84 JMD 770
$13.38 MX$253
-63.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$63.7 JMD 10.1K
$52.7 MX$997
20.80%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.85 JMD 1,409
$9.31 MX$176
-4.94%
Cappuccino
$4.22 JMD 672
$3.61 MX$68.3
16.90%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.9 JMD 143
$1.64 MX$30.91
-45.12%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.64 JMD 102
$1.12 MX$21.14
-42.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.57 JMD 408
$3.26 MX$61.7
-21.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.05 JMD 485
$4.82 MX$91.1
-36.72%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.73 JMD 594
$1.65 MX$31.24
126.06%
White Bread (500g)
$1.74 JMD 277
$2.74 MX$51.7
-36.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 JMD 214
$1.92 MX$36.28
-30.21%
Eggs
$3.56 JMD 567
$2.51 MX$47.53
41.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.11 JMD 1,768
$9.89 MX$187
12.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.25 JMD 996
$8.39 MX$159
-25.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.7 JMD 1,226
$11.95 MX$226
-35.56%
Apples (1kg)
$4.17 JMD 664
$2.87 MX$54.3
45.30%
Banana (1kg)
$2.99 JMD 475
$1.74 MX$32.85
71.84%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.03 JMD 641
$2 MX$37.81
101.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.7 JMD 429
$2.07 MX$39.14
30.43%
Potato (1kg)
$2.11 JMD 335
$2.05 MX$38.78
2.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.94 JMD 309
$2.18 MX$41.22
-11.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.23 JMD 196
$1.38 MX$26.16
-10.87%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 JMD 152
$1.11 MX$21.06
-14.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.6 JMD 1,369
$4.16 MX$78.6
106.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.41 JMD 1,816
$11.05 MX$209
3.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.75 JMD 438
$1.75 MX$33.16
57.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 JMD 488
$3.7 MX$70
-17.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.62 JMD 98
$0.38 MX$7.25
63.16%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$43.96 JMD 6,999
$18.97 MX$359
131.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 JMD 146
$1.36 MX$25.72
-32.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.21 JMD 510
$0.28 MX$5.25
1046.43%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.23 JMD 992
$5.3 MX$100
17.55%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 JMD 192
$1.36 MX$25.63
-11.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.6K JMD 6.9M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
132.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K JMD 5.4M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
46.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$162 JMD 25.8K
$39.97 MX$756
305.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22 JMD 3,502
$27.48 MX$519
-19.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.56 JMD 7,094
$30.22 MX$571
47.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$52.6 MX$994
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.84 MX$507
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.13 JMD 2,091
$6.32 MX$120
107.75%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$61.9 JMD 9,861
$437 MX$8,258
-85.82%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,447 JMD 389.5K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-76.85%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.9 JMD 2,531
$57.2 MX$1,082
-72.21%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.09 JMD 3,994
$45.14 MX$853
-44.42%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$31.22 JMD 4,970
$102 MX$1,928
-69.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.13 JMD 4,956
$109 MX$2,056
-71.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,149 JMD 182.8K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
14.91%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$622 MX$11.8K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Half Way Tree
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$867 MX$16.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.15
11.34
-19.31%

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Last update for Half Way Tree: October 27, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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