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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mindelo is 43.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mindelo is 28.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 54.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.42 CVE 1,084
$13.12 MX$232
-12.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.4 CVE 5,541
$53.8 MX$950
8.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$9.40 MX$166
-
Cappuccino
$1.18 CVE 112
$3.56 MX$62.9
-66.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.08 CVE 102
$1.60 MX$28.29
-32.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.07 CVE 101
$1.15 MX$20.38
-6.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.53 CVE 335
$3.16 MX$55.7
11.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 CVE 172
$4.85 MX$85.5
-62.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.54 CVE 146
$1.63 MX$28.84
-5.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.17 CVE 111
$2.73 MX$48.26
-57.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.82 CVE 77.6
$1.88 MX$33.16
-56.38%
Eggs
$2.63 CVE 250
$2.63 MX$46.45
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
$16.45 CVE 1,561
$9.89 MX$175
66.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$8.40 MX$148
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.82 CVE 1,692
$11.63 MX$205
53.22%
Apples (1kg)
$2.18 CVE 207
$2.97 MX$52.5
-26.60%
Banana (1kg)
$1.95 CVE 185
$1.78 MX$31.50
9.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.97 CVE 282
$2.06 MX$36.28
44.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.18 CVE 302
$1.97 MX$34.86
61.42%
Potato (1kg)
$0.81 CVE 76.8
$2.09 MX$36.82
-61.24%
Onion (1kg)
$1.72 CVE 163
$2.26 MX$39.87
-23.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.03 CVE 97.9
$1.46 MX$25.74
-29.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.73 CVE 68.9
$1.09 MX$19.24
-33.03%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.17 CVE 491
$4.34 MX$76.6
19.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.57 CVE 813
$13.62 MX$240
-37.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.03 CVE 192
$1.67 MX$29.54
21.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.13 CVE 202
$3.54 MX$62.5
-39.83%
🚌 Getting Around
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.42 CVE 40.20
$0.36 MX$6.35
16.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.78 CVE 2,922
$18.96 MX$335
62.34%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.55 CVE 147
$1.32 MX$23.36
17.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.46 CVE 139
$0.30 MX$5.32
386.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.53 CVE 1,000
$5.49 MX$96.9
91.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.79 CVE 170
$1.34 MX$23.59
33.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$19.1K MX$337.4K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$41.11 MX$726
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$27.78 MX$490
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$30.00 MX$530
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$945
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$3.21 CVE 305
$26.13 MX$461
-87.72%
Cinema Ticket
-
$6.28 MX$111
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$439 MX$7,755
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.1 MX$1,008
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$45.30 MX$800
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$104 MX$1,840
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$108 MX$1,911
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.6K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.0K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$362 CVE 34.3K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-82.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$257 CVE 24.4K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-78.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mindelo
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
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Last update for Mindelo: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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