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Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Mumbai (Bombay) Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Mumbai (Bombay)

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Mexico City is 109.1% more expensive than Mumbai (Bombay) without rent, and 85.3% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Mexico City is 121.9% more expensive than Mumbai (Bombay) without rent, and 78.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.19 MX$233
$5.34 โ‚น485
147.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.5 MX$944
$22.35 โ‚น2,029
139.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.37 MX$165
$4.57 โ‚น415
105.03%
Cappuccino
$3.75 MX$66.2
$2.61 โ‚น237
43.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 MX$27.71
$0.48 โ‚น43.32
227.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 MX$19.61
$0.18 โ‚น15.93
516.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.12 MX$55.1
$2.28 โ‚น207
36.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.81 MX$84.9
$3.98 โ‚น361
20.85%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 MX$29.16
$0.73 โ‚น66.5
126.03%
White Bread (500g)
$2.77 MX$48.87
$0.48 โ‚น43.73
477.08%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.91 MX$33.67
$0.84 โ‚น76.2
127.38%
Eggs
$2.60 MX$45.81
$1.03 โ‚น93.9
152.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.21 MX$180
$6.96 โ‚น631
46.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.46 MX$149
$3.83 โ‚น347
120.89%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.60 MX$205
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Apples (1kg)
$3.00 MX$52.9
$2.29 โ‚น207
31.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 MX$30.49
$0.82 โ‚น74.1
110.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 MX$36.05
$1.31 โ‚น119
55.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.00 MX$35.34
$0.69 โ‚น62.2
189.86%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 MX$37.91
$0.57 โ‚น51.7
277.19%
Onion (1kg)
$2.25 MX$39.71
$0.58 โ‚น53.0
287.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 MX$24.57
$0.68 โ‚น61.4
104.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.07 MX$18.88
$0.33 โ‚น29.90
224.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.13 MX$73.0
$4.19 โ‚น380
-1.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.35 MX$218
$9.85 โ‚น894
25.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 MX$30.02
$2.10 โ‚น190
-19.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.56 MX$62.8
$3.32 โ‚น301
7.23%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
-
$6.99 โ‚น634
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$0.24 โ‚น21.92
50.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.70 MX$330
$4.75 โ‚น431
293.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.36 MX$24.05
$0.36 โ‚น33.02
277.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 MX$4.88
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.44 MX$96.0
$1.40 โ‚น127
288.57%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.64
$1.20 โ‚น109
11.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.0K MX$335.5K
$17.2K โ‚น1.6M
10.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.3K MX$411.1K
$24.8K โ‚น2.3M
-6.23%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.62 MX$717
$49.62 โ‚น4,504
-18.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.92 MX$475
$4.93 โ‚น448
446.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.98 MX$529
$8.96 โ‚น814
234.60%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52.2 MX$922
$22.59 โ‚น2,051
131.12%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.91 MX$457
$11.94 โ‚น1,084
117.00%
Cinema Ticket
$6.39 MX$113
$4.76 โ‚น432
34.24%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$431 MX$7,603
$121 โ‚น11.0K
255.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.4K MX$184.0K
$3,399 โ‚น308.6K
206.74%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.4 MX$1,031
$29.36 โ‚น2,665
98.98%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.65 MX$788
$30.40 โ‚น2,759
46.88%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 MX$1,823
$55.4 โ‚น5,025
86.61%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 MX$1,876
$40.31 โ‚น3,659
163.71%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$998 MX$17.6K
$688 โ‚น62.5K
44.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$350 โ‚น31.8K
78.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,108 MX$37.2K
$1,831 โ‚น166.2K
15.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,231 MX$21.7K
$843 โ‚น76.5K
46.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,647 MX$64.4K
$6,394 โ‚น580.4K
-42.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,169 MX$38.3K
$2,732 โ‚น247.9K
-20.59%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Mumbai (Bombay)
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,044 MX$18.4K
$736 โ‚น66.8K
41.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
9.22
22.99%

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Last update for Mexico City: January 13, 2026

Last update for Mumbai (Bombay): January 12, 2026

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