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

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.32 MVR 82.2

$13.19 MX$233

-59.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.84 MVR 446

$53.5 MX$944

-46.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.63 MVR 149

$9.37 MX$165

2.77%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 69.1

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.86 MVR 44.21

$3.75 MX$66.2

-23.73%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.56

$1.57 MX$27.71

-19.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MVR 3.83

$1.11 MX$19.61

-77.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.12 MX$55.1

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.81 MX$84.9

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 MVR 28.31

$1.65 MX$29.16

10.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.55 MVR 23.95

$2.77 MX$48.87

-44.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MVR 20.38

$1.91 MX$33.67

-30.89%

Eggs

$1.71 MVR 26.49

$2.60 MX$45.81

-34.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.08 MVR 125

$10.21 MX$180

-20.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.21 MVR 95.9

$8.46 MX$149

-26.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.11 MVR 141

$11.60 MX$205

-21.47%

Apples (1kg)

$3.93 MVR 60.7

$3.00 MX$52.9

31.00%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.9

$1.73 MX$30.49

112.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.24 MVR 65.5

$2.04 MX$36.05

107.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.20 MVR 49.51

$2.00 MX$35.34

60.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 MVR 23.35

$2.15 MX$37.91

-29.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 19.07

$2.25 MX$39.71

-45.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.20 MVR 49.40

$1.39 MX$24.57

130.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 MVR 7.76

$1.07 MX$18.88

-53.27%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.42 MVR 146

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MVR 42.36

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.59 MVR 164

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.89 MVR 122

$4.13 MX$73.0

91.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.35 MX$218

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.70 MX$30.02

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 MX$62.8

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 MVR 9.78

$0.36 MX$6.35

75.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.40 MVR 439

$18.70 MX$330

51.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.00 MVR 30.92

$1.36 MX$24.05

47.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 MVR 30.78

$0.28 MX$4.88

610.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.79 MVR 151

$5.44 MX$96.0

79.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 MVR 14.16

$1.34 MX$23.64

-31.34%

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

$31.9K MVR 493.4K

$19.0K MX$335.5K

68.01%

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

$34.6K MVR 534.9K

$23.3K MX$411.1K

48.65%

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

$106 MVR 1,643

$40.62 MX$717

161.84%

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

$41.57 MVR 642

$26.92 MX$475

54.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.8 MVR 1,202

$29.98 MX$529

159.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.4 MVR 1,273

$52.2 MX$922

57.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.11 MVR 666

$25.91 MX$457

66.38%

Cinema Ticket

$9.79 MVR 151

$6.39 MX$113

53.21%

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

$167 MVR 2,579

$431 MX$7,603

-61.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,589 MVR 55.5K

$10.4K MX$184.0K

-65.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.99 MVR 680

$58.4 MX$1,031

-24.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.2 MVR 868

$44.65 MX$788

25.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.2 MVR 1,409

$103 MX$1,823

-11.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.5 MVR 842

$106 MX$1,876

-48.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 MVR 14.9K

$998 MX$17.6K

-3.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$710 MVR 11.0K

$624 MX$11.0K

13.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,703 MVR 26.3K

$2,108 MX$37.2K

-19.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,439 MVR 22.2K

$1,231 MX$21.7K

16.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,175 MVR 49.0K

$3,647 MX$64.4K

-12.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,880 MVR 29.1K

$2,169 MX$38.3K

-13.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$893 MVR 13.8K

$1,044 MX$18.4K

-14.45%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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