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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 55.4% cheaper than Lachen without rent, and 55.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 51.2% cheaper than Lachen without rent, and 53.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$235
$30.45 CHF 23.78
-56.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$963
$149 CHF 117
-64.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$168
$18.30 CHF 14.29
-48.63%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$63.8
$6.12 CHF 4.78
-41.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.69
$5.71 CHF 4.46
-71.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.67
$5.24 CHF 4.09
-78.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$56.5
$7.30 CHF 5.71
-56.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$86.7
$7.17 CHF 5.60
-32.36%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$29.25
$2.21 CHF 1.72
-26.24%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.94
$2.62 CHF 2.05
4.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.63
$2.50 CHF 1.95
-24.80%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$47.10
$8.16 CHF 6.37
-67.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$177
$27.14 CHF 21.20
-63.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$150
$14.55 CHF 11.36
-42.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$208
$40.74 CHF 31.82
-71.45%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$53.2
$3.26 CHF 2.54
-8.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.94
$1.83 CHF 1.43
-2.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.79
$2.43 CHF 1.90
-15.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$35.35
$4.89 CHF 3.82
-59.71%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$37.34
$2.58 CHF 2.02
-18.99%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$40.44
$2.36 CHF 1.84
-4.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$26.10
$2.49 CHF 1.95
-41.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.51
$1.13 CHF 0.88
-3.54%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$77.7
$10.80 CHF 8.44
-59.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$244
$11.69 CHF 9.13
16.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.96
$2.27 CHF 1.77
-26.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$63.4
$2.37 CHF 1.85
49.37%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.44
$3.80 CHF 2.97
-90.53%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$339
$99.9 CHF 78.0
-81.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.69
$6.93 CHF 5.41
-80.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.39
$4.15 CHF 3.24
-92.77%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$98.2
$81.4 CHF 63.5
-93.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.93
$2.10 CHF 1.64
-36.19%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$342.2K
$40.6K CHF 31.7K
-52.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$425.4K
$41.5K CHF 32.4K
-42.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$736
$125 CHF 97.6
-67.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$497
$58.3 CHF 45.56
-52.37%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$537
$53.3 CHF 41.60
-43.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$958
$88.1 CHF 68.8
-39.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$468
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Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$112
$22.39 CHF 17.49
-71.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,865
$2,823 CHF 2,205
-84.44%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$192.3K
$34.2K CHF 26.7K
-68.58%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,022
$122 CHF 95.5
-53.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$811
$64.8 CHF 50.6
-30.05%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,866
$156 CHF 122
-33.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,938
$235 CHF 184
-54.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.8K
$1,684 CHF 1,315
-40.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.2K
$1,477 CHF 1,154
-57.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.7K
$2,842 CHF 2,220
-25.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.8K
$2,452 CHF 1,915
-50.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$68.0K
$15.3K CHF 11.9K
-75.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.9K
$12.1K CHF 9,419
-81.51%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Lachen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.6K
$10.1K CHF 7,858
-89.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
2.5
353.60%

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

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Lachen: March 2, 2026

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