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

🙂 Solo nomad: Metn is 31.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 42.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Metn is 19.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.87 LBP 972.8K
$13.12 MX$232
-17.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$60.9 LBP 5.4M
$53.8 MX$950
13.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.06 LBP 721.1K
$9.40 MX$166
-14.26%
Cappuccino
$3.26 LBP 291.4K
$3.56 MX$62.9
-8.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 LBP 140.8K
$1.60 MX$28.29
-1.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 LBP 79.5K
$1.15 MX$20.38
-22.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.40 LBP 304.2K
$3.16 MX$55.7
7.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.94 LBP 442.0K
$4.85 MX$85.5
1.86%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.74 LBP 155.4K
$1.63 MX$28.84
6.75%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 LBP 70.5K
$2.73 MX$48.26
-71.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.97 LBP 86.9K
$1.88 MX$33.16
-48.40%
Eggs
$1.41 LBP 126.0K
$2.63 MX$46.45
-46.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.83 LBP 522.1K
$9.89 MX$175
-41.05%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.66 LBP 596.2K
$8.40 MX$148
-20.71%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.46 LBP 1.0M
$11.63 MX$205
-1.46%
Apples (1kg)
$1.73 LBP 155.2K
$2.97 MX$52.5
-41.75%
Banana (1kg)
$1.52 LBP 136.3K
$1.78 MX$31.50
-14.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.09 LBP 97.3K
$2.06 MX$36.28
-47.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.05 LBP 93.6K
$1.97 MX$34.86
-46.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.00 LBP 89.3K
$2.09 MX$36.82
-52.15%
Onion (1kg)
$1.03 LBP 92.5K
$2.26 MX$39.87
-54.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.88 LBP 79.1K
$1.46 MX$25.74
-39.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 LBP 42.9K
$1.09 MX$19.24
-55.96%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.52 LBP 136.3K
$4.34 MX$76.6
-64.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.90 LBP 975.7K
$13.62 MX$240
-19.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.72 LBP 64.6K
$1.67 MX$29.54
-56.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 LBP 91.2K
$3.54 MX$62.5
-71.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.35
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$335
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.97 LBP 444.6K
$1.32 MX$23.36
276.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.22 LBP 109.6K
$0.30 MX$5.32
306.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.98 LBP 1.8M
$5.49 MX$96.9
263.93%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.94 LBP 84.4K
$1.34 MX$23.59
-29.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K LBP 3.1B
$19.1K MX$337.4K
80.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.0K LBP 2.5B
$23.8K MX$419.4K
17.92%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$214 LBP 19.1M
$41.11 MX$726
420.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$37.05 LBP 3.3M
$27.78 MX$490
33.37%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.54 LBP 3.3M
$30.00 MX$530
21.80%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$945
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.23 LBP 736.5K
$6.28 MX$111
31.05%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$298 LBP 26.7M
$439 MX$7,755
-32.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,445 LBP 397.9M
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-58.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$69.7 LBP 6.2M
$57.1 MX$1,008
21.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.70 LBP 4.0M
$45.30 MX$800
-1.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$122 LBP 10.9M
$104 MX$1,840
17.17%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.8 LBP 8.5M
$108 MX$1,911
-12.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.6K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.0K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$501 LBP 44.8M
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-76.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Metn
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$761 LBP 68.1M
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-30.64%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.16
11.34
-1.59%

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Last update for Metn: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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