Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and the Comoros

For one person, living is cheaper in the Comoros: $1,423 a month against $1,561 in Mexico City, rent and utilities included – about $1,700 less a year. The total is higher in Mexico City despite lower rent and utilities.

Mexico City
🇲🇽 Mexico
$1,561
/mo nomad
🇰🇲 Comoros
$1,423
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 31.9% more expensive than the Comoros without rent, and 9.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Mexico City is 48.2% more expensive than the Comoros without rent, and 21.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.12 MX$204
$6.10 KMF 2,676
82.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.99 MX$900
$18.53 KMF 8,134
164.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.23 MX$206
$7.79 KMF 3,420
44.16%
Cappuccino
$3.76 MX$69.0
$1.81 KMF 795
107.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.65 MX$30.34
$0.97 KMF 427
70.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.28 MX$23.48
$0.68 KMF 297
88.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.26 MX$59.8
$1.07 KMF 469
204.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.66 MX$104
$1.88 KMF 827
201.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.81 MX$33.23
$4.38 KMF 1,921
-58.68%
White Bread (500g)
$2.94 MX$54.0
$0.56 KMF 245
425.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.05 MX$37.62
$1.69 KMF 744
21.30%
Eggs
$2.93 MX$53.7
$4.95 KMF 2,173
-40.81%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.95 MX$219
$7.62 KMF 3,344
56.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.51 MX$175
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-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.84 MX$273
$12.46 KMF 5,471
19.10%
Apples (1kg)
$3.14 MX$57.7
$5.17 KMF 2,271
-39.26%
Banana (1kg)
$2.01 MX$36.99
-
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.08 MX$38.10
-
-
Tomato (1kg)
$2.22 MX$40.72
$4.09 KMF 1,796
-45.72%
Potato (1kg)
$2.06 MX$37.82
$4.39 KMF 1,929
-53.08%
Onion (1kg)
$1.88 MX$34.46
$3.04 KMF 1,336
-38.16%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.48 MX$27.18
$2.28 KMF 1,002
-35.09%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 MX$24.70
$1.34 KMF 587
0.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.41 MX$99.3
-
-
Wine (Bottle)
$16.86 MX$310
$16.68 KMF 7,321
1.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.98 MX$36.43
$0.93 KMF 406
112.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.32 MX$79.4
$6.61 KMF 2,902
-34.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 MX$6.33
$0.59 KMF 258
-42.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$20.23 MX$371
$32.78 KMF 14.4K
-38.29%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.10 MX$38.47
$0.71 KMF 310
195.77%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.53 MX$9.74
$1.03 KMF 453
-48.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.41 MX$99.3
$11.93 KMF 5,238
-54.65%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.52 MX$27.91
$2.93 KMF 1,287
-48.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.7K MX$399.0K
$19.1K KMF 8.4M
13.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.8K MX$455.6K
$17.6K KMF 7.7M
40.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$63.0 MX$1,156
$112 KMF 49.0K
-43.62%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$28.88 MX$530
$33.58 KMF 14.7K
-14.00%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.93 MX$623
$73.8 KMF 32.4K
-54.04%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.8 MX$1,024
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-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$24.90 MX$457
$13.67 KMF 6,000
82.15%
Cinema Ticket
$6.77 MX$124
$6.49 KMF 2,850
4.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$428 MX$7,854
$398 KMF 174.5K
7.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.9K MX$218.0K
$14.3K KMF 6.3M
-16.97%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$70.0 MX$1,286
$60.6 KMF 26.6K
15.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.7 MX$986
$61.8 KMF 27.1K
-12.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$110 MX$2,016
$108 KMF 47.4K
1.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$115 MX$2,115
$87.0 KMF 38.2K
32.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,062 MX$19.5K
$723 KMF 317.5K
46.92%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$671 MX$12.3K
$609 KMF 267.5K
10.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,379 MX$43.7K
$1,404 KMF 616.4K
69.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,260 MX$23.1K
$1,135 KMF 498.2K
11.05%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,716 MX$68.2K
$1,573 KMF 690.5K
136.22%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,976 MX$36.3K
$1,349 KMF 592.0K
46.52%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Comoros
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$997 MX$18.3K
$647 KMF 284.0K
54.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.3
3.8
197.37%

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

Last update for Mexico City: October 6, 2026

Last update for the Comoros: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
$671
Comoros
$609 9.2% $61
Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
$327
Comoros
$278 * 14.9% $49
Eating Out
Mexico City
$207
Comoros
$110 47.1% $98
Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
$157
Comoros
$143 9% $14
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
$126
Comoros
$219 74.2% $93
Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
$69
Comoros
$13 * 81.3% $56
Getting Around
Mexico City
$26
Comoros
$41 55.6% $15

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇲🇽 Mexico City
🇰🇲 Comoros
🕒 Local time
01:13 1:13 AM
10:13 10:13 AM
9 h ahead of Mexico City
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
9,209,944 Capital
902,348
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

KMF, USD, EUR to MXN – Mexican Peso Converter

Mexican Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 18.36 MXN (100 MXN = 5.45 USD). 1 EUR = 20.59 MXN (100 MXN = 4.86 EUR).

Comorian Franc exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 439 KMF (1,000 KMF = 2.28 USD). 1 EUR = 492 KMF (1,000 KMF = 2.03 EUR).

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