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

🙂 Solo nomad: Limbe is 37.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Limbe is 58.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 64.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.44 FCFA 2,512
$13.12 MX$233
-66.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$53.8 MX$957
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$9.40 MX$167
-
Cappuccino
$1.09 FCFA 616
$3.56 MX$63.4
-69.38%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 FCFA 911
$1.60 MX$28.52
0.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.85 FCFA 483
$1.15 MX$20.54
-26.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.80 FCFA 1,020
$3.16 MX$56.2
-43.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 FCFA 1,542
$4.85 MX$86.2
-43.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.57 FCFA 1,454
$1.63 MX$29.07
57.67%
White Bread (500g)
-
$2.73 MX$48.64
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 FCFA 908
$1.88 MX$33.42
-14.36%
Eggs
$2.15 FCFA 1,217
$2.63 MX$46.81
-18.25%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.73 FCFA 5,505
$9.89 MX$176
-1.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.99 FCFA 2,824
$8.40 MX$149
-40.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.51 FCFA 3,684
$11.63 MX$207
-44.02%
Apples (1kg)
$1.92 FCFA 1,084
$2.97 MX$52.9
-35.35%
Banana (1kg)
$1.14 FCFA 642
$1.78 MX$31.75
-35.96%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.91 FCFA 1,082
$2.06 MX$36.57
-7.28%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.96 FCFA 1,110
$1.97 MX$35.13
-0.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.92 FCFA 1,088
$2.09 MX$37.11
-8.13%
Onion (1kg)
-
$2.26 MX$40.19
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.91 FCFA 516
$1.46 MX$25.94
-37.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 FCFA 1,010
$1.09 MX$19.39
64.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.62 FCFA 1,480
$4.34 MX$77.2
-39.63%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$242
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 FCFA 1,111
$1.67 MX$29.78
17.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 FCFA 1,508
$3.54 MX$63.0
-24.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.92 FCFA 521
$0.36 MX$6.40
155.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.16 FCFA 14.8K
$18.96 MX$337
37.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.55 FCFA 313
$1.32 MX$23.54
-58.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.18 FCFA 104
$0.30 MX$5.36
-40.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.71 FCFA 967
$5.49 MX$97.6
-68.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.15 FCFA 648
$1.34 MX$23.78
-14.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$19.1K MX$340.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$422.8K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$87.6 FCFA 49.6K
$41.11 MX$731
113.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$27.78 MX$494
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$84.2 FCFA 47.6K
$30.00 MX$534
180.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.55 FCFA 24.6K
$53.5 MX$952
-18.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$465
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.39 FCFA 2,483
$6.28 MX$112
-30.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$357 FCFA 202.1K
$439 MX$7,817
-18.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,790 FCFA 1.0M
$10.7K MX$191.1K
-83.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.1 MX$1,016
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$45.30 MX$806
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$104 MX$1,854
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$108 MX$1,926
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$116 FCFA 65.6K
$996 MX$17.7K
-88.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$112 FCFA 63.6K
$624 MX$11.1K
-81.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$347 FCFA 196.5K
$2,106 MX$37.5K
-83.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$206 FCFA 116.6K
$1,218 MX$21.7K
-83.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$230 FCFA 130.1K
$2,230 MX$39.7K
-89.69%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Limbe
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
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Last update for Limbe: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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