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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ibb is 5.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ibb is 12.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 29.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.05 YER 1,680
$13.12 MX$232
-46.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.71 YER 9,933
$53.8 MX$950
-22.49%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.46 YER 2,968
$9.40 MX$166
32.55%
Cappuccino
$2.00 YER 477
$3.56 MX$62.9
-43.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 YER 394
$1.60 MX$28.29
3.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 YER 124
$1.15 MX$20.38
-54.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.16 MX$55.7
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$85.5
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.30 YER 786
$1.63 MX$28.84
102.45%
White Bread (500g)
$1.22 YER 291
$2.73 MX$48.26
-55.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$4.64 YER 1,105
$1.88 MX$33.16
146.81%
Eggs
$6.55 YER 1,561
$2.63 MX$46.45
149.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.42 YER 2,244
$9.89 MX$175
-4.75%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.41 YER 2,955
$8.40 MX$148
47.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$27.73 YER 6,603
$11.63 MX$205
138.44%
Apples (1kg)
$6.00 YER 1,429
$2.97 MX$52.5
102.02%
Banana (1kg)
$2.22 YER 528
$1.78 MX$31.50
24.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$6.19 YER 1,475
$2.06 MX$36.28
200.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.73 YER 888
$1.97 MX$34.86
89.34%
Potato (1kg)
$2.42 YER 577
$2.09 MX$36.82
15.79%
Onion (1kg)
$2.03 YER 483
$2.26 MX$39.87
-10.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 YER 185
$1.46 MX$25.74
-46.58%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.47 YER 351
$1.09 MX$19.24
34.86%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.27 YER 779
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.16 YER 991
$4.34 MX$76.6
-4.15%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$240
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.67 MX$29.54
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 MX$62.5
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🚌 Getting Around
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.35
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$335
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.10 YER 501
$1.32 MX$23.36
59.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.30 MX$5.32
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$5.49 MX$96.9
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$4.01 YER 954
$1.34 MX$23.59
199.25%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$19.1K MX$337.4K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$419.4K
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$91.7 YER 21.8K
$41.11 MX$726
123.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.22 YER 3,625
$27.78 MX$490
-45.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$75.6 YER 18.0K
$30.00 MX$530
152.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$81.9 YER 19.5K
$53.5 MX$945
53.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
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Cinema Ticket
-
$6.28 MX$111
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$28.91 YER 6,885
$439 MX$7,755
-93.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,365 YER 801.3K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-68.67%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.42 YER 6,769
$57.1 MX$1,008
-50.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$45.30 MX$800
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.0 YER 11.9K
$104 MX$1,840
-52.00%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$57.7 YER 13.7K
$108 MX$1,911
-46.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$220 YER 52.3K
$996 MX$17.6K
-77.96%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$157 YER 37.5K
$624 MX$11.0K
-74.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$565 YER 134.5K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-73.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$397 YER 94.5K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-67.44%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Ibb
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$323 YER 77.0K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-70.52%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
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Last update for Ibb: March 2, 2026

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