Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Nuku'alofa

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 15.2% cheaper than Nuku'alofa without rent, and 41.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 8.8% cheaper than Nuku'alofa without rent, and 19.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$227
$8.37 TOP 19.83
56.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$932
$62.7 TOP 149
-14.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$163
$10.42 TOP 24.70
-9.79%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$61.7
$2.90 TOP 6.87
22.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$27.76
$2.88 TOP 6.82
-44.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.00
$2.51 TOP 5.95
-54.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$54.7
$3.38 TOP 8.01
-6.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$83.9
$5.10 TOP 12.08
-4.90%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.30
$1.53 TOP 3.63
6.54%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$47.36
$1.03 TOP 2.44
165.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$32.54
$2.09 TOP 4.96
-10.05%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$45.58
$5.21 TOP 12.36
-49.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$171
$9.14 TOP 21.66
8.21%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$146
$5.91 TOP 14.01
42.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$201
$7.70 TOP 18.25
51.04%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$51.5
$2.69 TOP 6.38
10.41%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$30.91
$2.78 TOP 6.59
-35.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$35.60
$2.88 TOP 6.83
-28.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.21
$3.77 TOP 8.93
-47.75%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.13
$3.15 TOP 7.47
-33.65%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.13
$2.70 TOP 6.41
-16.30%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.26
$2.20 TOP 5.21
-33.64%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$18.88
$1.40 TOP 3.31
-22.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$75.2
$10.26 TOP 24.32
-57.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$236
$16.98 TOP 40.23
-19.79%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$28.99
$3.10 TOP 7.35
-46.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$61.3
$3.25 TOP 7.71
8.92%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.23
$2.03 TOP 4.82
-82.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$328
$40.87 TOP 96.9
-53.61%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$22.92
$2.04 TOP 4.83
-35.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.22
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$95.1
$42.27 TOP 100
-87.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.15
$1.43 TOP 3.40
-6.29%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$331.1K
$5,708 TOP 13.5K
234.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$411.6K
$8,294 TOP 19.7K
186.53%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$712
$184 TOP 435
-77.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$481
$22.47 TOP 53.2
23.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$520
$126 TOP 298
-76.16%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$927
$31.54 TOP 74.7
69.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$453
$40.87 TOP 96.9
-36.07%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$109
$41.37 TOP 98.0
-84.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,610
$158 TOP 374
178.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$186.0K
$251 TOP 594
4183.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$989
$14.81 TOP 35.10
285.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$785
$17.98 TOP 42.61
151.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,805
$20.69 TOP 49.04
403.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,875
$29.01 TOP 68.8
273.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.3K
$614 TOP 1,455
62.26%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$10.8K
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3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$36.5K
$840 TOP 1,991
150.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.1K
$558 TOP 1,323
118.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$65.8K
$418 TOP 991
808.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$38.6K
$254 TOP 601
779.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Nuku'alofa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.0K
$685 TOP 1,625
59.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
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Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Nuku'alofa: March 2, 2026

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