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

🙂 Solo nomad: Male is 7.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 15.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 2.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.44 MVR 83.9

$13.38 MX$253

-59.34%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.57 MVR 456

$52.7 MX$997

-43.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.77 MVR 151

$9.31 MX$176

4.94%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MVR 69.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 MVR 56.2

Cappuccino

$2.89 MVR 44.62

$3.61 MX$68.3

-19.94%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 MVR 20.52

$1.64 MX$30.91

-18.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.17

$1.12 MX$21.14

-75.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.26 MX$61.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.82 MX$91.1

Milk (1 liter)

$1.84 MVR 28.36

$1.65 MX$31.24

11.52%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 MVR 23.66

$2.74 MX$51.7

-44.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.36 MVR 20.94

$1.92 MX$36.28

-29.17%

Eggs

$1.76 MVR 27.14

$2.51 MX$47.53

-29.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.14 MVR 126

$9.89 MX$187

-17.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.06 MVR 93.4

$8.39 MX$159

-27.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.08 MVR 140

$11.95 MX$226

-24.02%

Apples (1kg)

$4.11 MVR 63.4

$2.87 MX$54.3

43.21%

Banana (1kg)

$3.84 MVR 59.2

$1.74 MX$32.85

120.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.26 MVR 65.7

$2 MX$37.81

113.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 MVR 50.3

$2.07 MX$39.14

57.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 MVR 23.94

$2.05 MX$38.78

-24.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 MVR 18.29

$2.18 MX$41.22

-45.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.24 MVR 49.89

$1.38 MX$26.16

134.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MVR 8.3

$1.11 MX$21.06

-51.35%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.83 MVR 136

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MVR 40.37

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.44 MVR 161

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.03 MVR 124

$4.16 MX$78.6

93.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.05 MX$209

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 MX$33.16

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.7 MX$70

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 MVR 10.49

$0.38 MX$7.25

78.95%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.68 MVR 442

$18.97 MX$359

51.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.94 MVR 29.85

$1.36 MX$25.72

42.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.97 MVR 30.4

$0.28 MX$5.25

603.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.64 MVR 149

$5.3 MX$100

81.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 MVR 14.97

$1.36 MX$25.63

-28.68%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$31.9K MVR 491.3K

$18.8K MX$354.6K

69.84%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.7K MVR 520.3K

$23.4K MX$441.7K

44.42%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$105 MVR 1,618

$39.97 MX$756

162.47%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$41.21 MVR 635

$27.48 MX$519

49.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.3 MVR 1,176

$30.22 MX$571

152.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.7 MVR 1,275

$52.6 MX$994

57.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.61 MVR 657

$26.84 MX$507

58.76%

Cinema Ticket

$9.57 MVR 148

$6.32 MX$120

51.42%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$161 MVR 2,478

$437 MX$8,258

-63.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,496 MVR 53.9K

$10.6K MX$199.9K

-66.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.43 MVR 685

$57.2 MX$1,082

-22.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$55.8 MVR 860

$45.14 MX$853

23.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 MVR 1,360

$102 MX$1,928

-13.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.9 MVR 831

$109 MX$2,056

-50.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$966 MVR 14.9K

$1,000 MX$18.9K

-3.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$697 MVR 10.7K

$622 MX$11.8K

12.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,713 MVR 26.4K

$2,160 MX$40.8K

-20.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,404 MVR 21.6K

$1,235 MX$23.3K

13.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,530 MVR 39K

$3,566 MX$67.4K

-29.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,931 MVR 29.8K

$2,480 MX$46.9K

-22.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$970 MVR 15K

$867 MX$16.4K

11.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

11.34

9.35%

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

Last update for Male: October 27, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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