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

🙂 Solo nomad: Koura is 8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Koura is 15.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 26.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.94 LBP 979.2K
$13.12 MX$232
-16.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$59.3 LBP 5.3M
$53.8 MX$950
10.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.94 LBP 710.9K
$9.40 MX$166
-15.53%
Cappuccino
$3.28 LBP 293.4K
$3.56 MX$62.9
-7.87%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 LBP 146.3K
$1.60 MX$28.29
2.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.86 LBP 76.5K
$1.15 MX$20.38
-25.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.42 LBP 306.0K
$3.16 MX$55.7
8.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.07 LBP 453.8K
$4.85 MX$85.5
4.54%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.72 LBP 154.4K
$1.63 MX$28.84
5.52%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 LBP 70.7K
$2.73 MX$48.26
-71.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.76 LBP 157.8K
$1.88 MX$33.16
-6.38%
Eggs
$3.21 LBP 287.5K
$2.63 MX$46.45
22.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.13 LBP 995.9K
$9.89 MX$175
12.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.72 LBP 869.9K
$8.40 MX$148
15.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.45 LBP 1.0M
$11.63 MX$205
-1.55%
Apples (1kg)
$1.81 LBP 161.7K
$2.97 MX$52.5
-39.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.47 LBP 131.8K
$1.78 MX$31.50
-17.42%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.14 LBP 101.6K
$2.06 MX$36.28
-44.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 LBP 97.2K
$1.97 MX$34.86
-44.67%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 LBP 88.3K
$2.09 MX$36.82
-52.63%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 LBP 90.3K
$2.26 MX$39.87
-55.31%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.81 LBP 72.8K
$1.46 MX$25.74
-44.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.55 LBP 49.7K
$1.09 MX$19.24
-49.54%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.53 LBP 226.5K
$4.34 MX$76.6
-41.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.85 LBP 971.5K
$13.62 MX$240
-20.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.23 LBP 109.8K
$1.67 MX$29.54
-26.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 LBP 192.7K
$3.54 MX$62.5
-39.27%
🚌 Getting Around
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.03 LBP 181.3K
$0.36 MX$6.35
463.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$335
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.04 LBP 450.7K
$1.32 MX$23.36
281.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.26 LBP 113.0K
$0.30 MX$5.32
320.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.35 LBP 1.8M
$5.49 MX$96.9
270.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.94 LBP 84.3K
$1.34 MX$23.59
-29.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.1K LBP 3.1B
$19.1K MX$337.4K
83.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.1K LBP 2.5B
$23.8K MX$419.4K
18.40%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$216 LBP 19.3M
$41.11 MX$726
425.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$36.96 LBP 3.3M
$27.78 MX$490
33.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.84 LBP 3.4M
$30.00 MX$530
26.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.15 LBP 2.3M
$53.5 MX$945
-53.02%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.08 LBP 723.3K
$6.28 MX$111
28.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$308 LBP 27.5M
$439 MX$7,755
-29.99%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,427 LBP 396.2M
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-58.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$72.4 LBP 6.5M
$57.1 MX$1,008
26.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.33 LBP 4.1M
$45.30 MX$800
0.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$125 LBP 11.2M
$104 MX$1,840
19.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.1 LBP 8.4M
$108 MX$1,911
-13.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$252 LBP 22.6M
$996 MX$17.6K
-74.68%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$204 LBP 18.2M
$624 MX$11.0K
-67.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$449 LBP 40.2M
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-78.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$345 LBP 30.9M
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-71.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,131 LBP 101.2M
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-70.24%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$842 LBP 75.4M
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-62.23%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Koura
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$589 LBP 52.7M
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-46.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.16
11.34
-1.59%

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Last update for Koura: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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