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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 34.7% cheaper than Aden without rent, and 3.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 20.1% cheaper than Aden without rent, and 3.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$13.26 YER 3,158
-1.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$34.94 YER 8,321
54.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$10.09 YER 2,404
-6.84%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.38 YER 1,042
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 YER 863
-
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$5.11 YER 1,217
-30.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$2.07 YER 492
-22.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$0.84 YER 199
36.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$4.15 YER 988
-60.72%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$1.97 YER 469
38.58%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$7.10 YER 1,691
-73.52%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$5.84 YER 1,390
-54.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$11.32 YER 2,696
-12.63%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$16.77 YER 3,994
-49.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$38.61 YER 9,195
-69.88%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$9.22 YER 2,195
-67.79%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$2.58 YER 613
-31.01%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$7.58 YER 1,804
-72.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$3.45 YER 821
-42.90%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$3.48 YER 828
-39.94%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$3.24 YER 772
-30.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$0.69 YER 165
111.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$1.46 YER 348
-25.34%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$0.71 YER 170
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.72 YER 171
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.84 YER 437
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$5.04 YER 1,201
-13.89%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
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-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
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🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$1.11 YER 265
-67.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$40.30 YER 9,598
-52.95%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$2.57 YER 612
-48.64%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$1.99 YER 473
-84.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$5.45 YER 1,297
0.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$3.56 YER 849
-62.36%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$16.5K YER 3.9M
15.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$60.7K YER 14.5M
-60.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$77.8 YER 18.5K
-47.17%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$10.18 YER 2,425
172.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$55.3 YER 13.2K
-45.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$62.1 YER 14.8K
-13.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$26.39 YER 6,286
-0.99%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$5.84 YER 1,391
7.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$147 YER 34.9K
199.73%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$1,858 YER 442.5K
478.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$97.4 YER 23.2K
-41.33%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$104 YER 24.7K
-56.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$158 YER 37.6K
-33.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$186 YER 44.2K
-41.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$250 YER 59.5K
298.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$180 YER 42.8K
247.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$537 YER 127.9K
292.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$515 YER 122.6K
136.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$976 YER 232.5K
289.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$701 YER 166.9K
218.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Aden
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$369 YER 87.9K
196.94%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
12.67
-10.50%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Aden: March 2, 2026

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