Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Grand Bay Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Grand Bay

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 3.7% cheaper than Grand Bay without rent, and 27.1% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 4.1% cheaper than Grand Bay without rent, and 8.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$227
$8.04 MUR 375
63.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$932
$48.52 MUR 2,261
10.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$163
$6.58 MUR 307
42.86%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$61.7
$2.56 MUR 119
39.06%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$27.76
$1.00 MUR 46.79
60.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.00
$0.60 MUR 27.79
91.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$54.7
$3.24 MUR 151
-2.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$83.9
$3.25 MUR 151
49.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.30
$1.26 MUR 58.9
29.37%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$47.36
$0.71 MUR 33.07
284.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$32.54
$1.29 MUR 60.0
45.74%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$45.58
$2.24 MUR 104
17.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$171
$33.43 MUR 1,558
-70.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$146
$6.03 MUR 281
39.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$201
$22.70 MUR 1,058
-48.77%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$51.5
$1.72 MUR 80.2
72.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$30.91
$1.87 MUR 87.3
-4.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$35.60
$1.44 MUR 67.1
43.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.21
$2.65 MUR 124
-25.66%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.13
$0.99 MUR 46.19
111.11%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.13
$0.94 MUR 43.63
140.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.26
$0.84 MUR 39.17
73.81%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$18.88
$0.44 MUR 20.36
147.73%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$75.2
$6.72 MUR 313
-35.42%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$236
$13.76 MUR 641
-1.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$28.99
$1.73 MUR 80.7
-3.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$61.3
$1.62 MUR 75.4
118.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.23
$1.08 MUR 50.3
-66.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$328
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$22.92
$4.34 MUR 202
-69.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.22
$2.68 MUR 125
-88.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$95.1
$19.70 MUR 918
-72.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.15
$1.44 MUR 67.2
-6.94%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$331.1K
$35.4K MUR 1.6M
-45.96%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$411.6K
$29.4K MUR 1.4M
-19.16%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$712
$49.60 MUR 2,312
-17.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$481
$15.62 MUR 728
77.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$520
$30.98 MUR 1,444
-3.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$927
$60.9 MUR 2,840
-12.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$453
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Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$109
$6.17 MUR 287
1.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,610
$155 MUR 7,213
183.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$186.0K
$7,815 MUR 364.2K
37.45%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$989
$54.4 MUR 2,535
5.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$785
$76.4 MUR 3,562
-40.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,805
$117 MUR 5,472
-11.21%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,875
$82.9 MUR 3,863
30.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.3K
$629 MUR 29.3K
58.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$10.8K
$353 MUR 16.5K
76.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$36.5K
$1,293 MUR 60.3K
62.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.1K
$1,544 MUR 72.0K
-21.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$65.8K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$38.6K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Grand Bay
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.0K
$1,308 MUR 61.0K
-16.17%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
6.5
74.46%

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Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Grand Bay: March 1, 2026

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