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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 24.8% cheaper than Carrefour without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 6.6% cheaper than Carrefour without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$15.13 HTG 1,983
-13.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$91.7 HTG 12.0K
-41.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$7.08 HTG 928
32.77%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$1.67 HTG 219
113.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$1.56 HTG 205
2.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$1.53 HTG 200
-24.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
$4.95 HTG 649
-36.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
$6.97 HTG 914
-30.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$1.56 HTG 204
4.49%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$2.34 HTG 307
16.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$2.99 HTG 392
-37.12%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$2.81 HTG 368
-6.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$7.87 HTG 1,032
25.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$6.17 HTG 809
36.14%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$11.79 HTG 1,546
-1.36%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$1.90 HTG 249
56.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$2.54 HTG 333
-29.92%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$0.89 HTG 116
131.46%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$2.29 HTG 300
-13.97%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$6.02 HTG 789
-65.28%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$1.02 HTG 134
121.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$0.69 HTG 90.9
111.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$1.02 HTG 134
6.86%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$4.03 HTG 529
7.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
$11.55 HTG 1,515
17.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
$0.93 HTG 122
79.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
$1.51 HTG 198
134.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$0.20 HTG 26.41
80.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$20.29 HTG 2,661
-6.55%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$0.40 HTG 52.2
230.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$0.42 HTG 54.5
-28.57%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$20.26 HTG 2,657
-72.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$1.22 HTG 159
9.84%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$40.0K HTG 5.2M
-52.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$45.8K HTG 6.0M
-48.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$98.7 HTG 12.9K
-58.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$50.6 HTG 6,632
-45.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$166 HTG 21.8K
-81.96%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$69.5 HTG 9,112
-22.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$20.29 HTG 2,661
28.78%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$10.15 HTG 1,331
-38.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$98.2 HTG 12.9K
347.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$6,949 HTG 911.2K
54.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$80.8 HTG 10.6K
-29.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$76.0 HTG 9,970
-40.42%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$122 HTG 16.0K
-14.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$152 HTG 19.9K
-28.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$896 HTG 117.5K
11.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$724 HTG 95.0K
-13.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$1,272 HTG 166.8K
65.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$1,079 HTG 141.4K
12.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$758 HTG 99.5K
400.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$594 HTG 77.9K
275.52%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Carrefour
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$1,425 HTG 186.8K
-23.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
15
-24.40%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Carrefour: March 1, 2026

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