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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lalmatie is 29.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lalmatie is 24.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 31.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.49 MUR 308
$13.12 MX$235
-50.53%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.36 MUR 2,102
$53.8 MX$963
-17.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.27 MUR 344
$9.40 MX$168
-22.66%
Cappuccino
$2.64 MUR 125
$3.56 MX$63.8
-25.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 46.11
$1.60 MX$28.69
-39.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.53 MUR 25.03
$1.15 MX$20.67
-53.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.94 MUR 91.7
$3.16 MX$56.5
-38.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.21 MUR 105
$4.85 MX$86.7
-54.43%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MUR 79.8
$1.63 MX$29.25
3.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.17 MUR 7.87
$2.73 MX$48.94
-93.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 63.3
$1.88 MX$33.63
-28.72%
Eggs
$2.24 MUR 106
$2.63 MX$47.10
-14.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.80 MUR 607
$9.89 MX$177
29.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.28 MUR 298
$8.40 MX$150
-25.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.57 MUR 596
$11.63 MX$208
8.08%
Apples (1kg)
$1.99 MUR 94.3
$2.97 MX$53.2
-33.00%
Banana (1kg)
$2.02 MUR 95.8
$1.78 MX$31.94
13.48%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.51 MUR 71.4
$2.06 MX$36.79
-26.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 93.1
$1.97 MX$35.35
-0.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.04 MUR 49.07
$2.09 MX$37.34
-50.24%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 44.91
$2.26 MX$40.44
-57.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.73 MUR 34.68
$1.46 MX$26.10
-50.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 38.26
$1.09 MX$19.51
-25.69%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.52 MUR 309
$4.34 MX$77.7
50.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.47 MUR 354
$13.62 MX$244
-45.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MUR 81.6
$1.67 MX$29.96
2.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 MUR 105
$3.54 MX$63.4
-37.29%
🚌 Getting Around
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.04 MUR 49.19
$0.36 MX$6.44
188.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$54.1 MUR 2,562
$18.96 MX$339
185.13%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 MUR 213
$1.32 MX$23.69
240.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.24 MUR 58.7
$0.30 MX$5.39
313.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.57 MUR 928
$5.49 MX$98.2
256.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MUR 67.2
$1.34 MX$23.93
5.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
85.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.1K MUR 1.4M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
22.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$46.79 MUR 2,218
$41.11 MX$736
13.82%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.80 MUR 606
$27.78 MX$497
-53.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.63 MUR 1,594
$30.00 MX$537
12.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.41 MUR 1,820
$53.5 MX$958
-28.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.97 MUR 283
$6.28 MX$112
-4.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$100 MUR 4,752
$439 MX$7,865
-77.18%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,888 MUR 184.2K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-63.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$12.45 MUR 590
$57.1 MX$1,022
-78.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.27 MUR 1,197
$45.30 MX$811
-44.22%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$51.4 MUR 2,436
$104 MX$1,866
-50.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.09 MUR 1,805
$108 MX$1,938
-64.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$505 MUR 23.9K
$996 MX$17.8K
-49.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$350 MUR 16.6K
$624 MX$11.2K
-43.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$960 MUR 45.5K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-54.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$724 MUR 34.3K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-40.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lalmatie
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$621 MUR 29.4K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-43.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.34
-41.18%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lalmatie: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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