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

🙂 Solo nomad: Midlands is 7.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 26% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Midlands is 8.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.73 MUR 319
$13.12 MX$235
-48.70%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.85 MUR 2,125
$53.8 MX$963
-16.65%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.23 MUR 343
$9.40 MX$168
-23.09%
Cappuccino
$2.58 MUR 122
$3.56 MX$63.8
-27.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 MUR 48.48
$1.60 MX$28.69
-36.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 26.31
$1.15 MX$20.67
-51.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.21 MUR 105
$3.16 MX$56.5
-30.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 MUR 152
$4.85 MX$86.7
-33.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 MUR 80.1
$1.63 MX$29.25
3.68%
White Bread (500g)
$0.65 MUR 30.83
$2.73 MX$48.94
-76.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.29 MUR 60.9
$1.88 MX$33.63
-31.38%
Eggs
$2.26 MUR 107
$2.63 MX$47.10
-14.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.96 MUR 567
$9.89 MX$177
20.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.16 MUR 292
$8.40 MX$150
-26.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.79 MUR 606
$11.63 MX$208
9.97%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 MUR 94.0
$2.97 MX$53.2
-33.33%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 MUR 96.4
$1.78 MX$31.94
14.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.49 MUR 70.8
$2.06 MX$36.79
-27.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.64 MUR 125
$1.97 MX$35.35
34.01%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 46.65
$2.09 MX$37.34
-53.11%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 47.10
$2.26 MX$40.44
-56.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 MUR 39.34
$1.46 MX$26.10
-43.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.80 MUR 37.92
$1.09 MX$19.51
-26.61%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.54 MUR 310
$4.34 MX$77.7
50.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.46 MUR 401
$13.62 MX$244
-37.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.74 MUR 82.3
$1.67 MX$29.96
4.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 MUR 103
$3.54 MX$63.4
-38.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.00 MUR 47.55
$0.36 MX$6.44
177.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.31 MUR 204
$1.32 MX$23.69
226.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.72 MUR 129
$0.30 MX$5.39
806.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.60 MUR 929
$5.49 MX$98.2
257.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.40 MUR 66.2
$1.34 MX$23.93
4.48%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.7K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
86.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.4M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
21.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.12 MUR 2,328
$41.11 MX$736
19.48%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.60 MUR 881
$27.78 MX$497
-33.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.23 MUR 1,575
$30.00 MX$537
10.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.66 MUR 1,785
$53.5 MX$958
-29.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.09 MUR 289
$6.28 MX$112
-3.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$154 MUR 7,286
$439 MX$7,865
-65.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,937 MUR 186.6K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-63.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.9 MUR 3,977
$57.1 MX$1,022
46.92%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$78.3 MUR 3,713
$45.30 MX$811
72.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$129 MUR 6,132
$104 MX$1,866
24.13%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.1 MUR 4,553
$108 MX$1,938
-11.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$521 MUR 24.7K
$996 MX$17.8K
-47.72%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$351 MUR 16.6K
$624 MX$11.2K
-43.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$941 MUR 44.6K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-55.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$731 MUR 34.6K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-40.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Midlands
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
11.34
-41.18%

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Last update for Midlands: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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