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

🙂 Solo nomad: Moca is 13.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 46.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Moca is 16.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.31 DOP 501
$13.12 MX$227
-36.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.2 DOP 3,082
$53.8 MX$932
-4.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.56 DOP 455
$9.40 MX$163
-19.57%
Cappuccino
$2.75 DOP 165
$3.56 MX$61.7
-22.75%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 DOP 61.6
$1.60 MX$27.76
-36.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 DOP 49.50
$1.15 MX$20.00
-28.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.62 DOP 158
$3.16 MX$54.7
-17.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.95 DOP 298
$4.85 MX$83.9
2.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 DOP 65.2
$1.63 MX$28.30
-33.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.38 DOP 83.3
$2.73 MX$47.36
-49.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 DOP 89.8
$1.88 MX$32.54
-20.74%
Eggs
$1.38 DOP 83.3
$2.63 MX$45.58
-47.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.60 DOP 397
$9.89 MX$171
-33.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.42 DOP 387
$8.40 MX$146
-23.57%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.85 DOP 654
$11.63 MX$201
-6.71%
Apples (1kg)
$3.32 DOP 200
$2.97 MX$51.5
11.78%
Banana (1kg)
$0.61 DOP 37.06
$1.78 MX$30.91
-65.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.88 DOP 174
$2.06 MX$35.60
39.81%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.97 DOP 58.7
$1.97 MX$34.21
-50.76%
Potato (1kg)
$2.51 DOP 151
$2.09 MX$36.13
20.10%
Onion (1kg)
$1.88 DOP 113
$2.26 MX$39.13
-16.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 DOP 68.1
$1.46 MX$25.26
-22.60%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.90 DOP 54.2
$1.09 MX$18.88
-17.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.80 DOP 349
$4.34 MX$75.2
33.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.24 DOP 678
$13.62 MX$236
-17.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.63 DOP 159
$1.67 MX$28.99
57.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 DOP 188
$3.54 MX$61.3
-11.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.23
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$328
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.31 DOP 200
$1.32 MX$22.92
150.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.10 DOP 127
$0.30 MX$5.22
600.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.90 DOP 355
$5.49 MX$95.1
7.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 DOP 76.4
$1.34 MX$23.15
-5.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.6M
$19.1K MX$331.1K
37.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.1K DOP 1.9M
$23.8K MX$411.6K
34.88%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.69 DOP 1,307
$41.11 MX$712
-47.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.35 DOP 1,528
$27.78 MX$481
-8.75%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.38 DOP 1,529
$30.00 MX$520
-15.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.44 DOP 1,352
$53.5 MX$927
-58.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$453
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.68 DOP 403
$6.28 MX$109
6.37%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$270 DOP 16.3K
$439 MX$7,610
-38.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,051 DOP 485.2K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-25.04%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.8 DOP 3,665
$57.1 MX$989
6.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.9 DOP 3,125
$45.30 MX$785
14.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.7 DOP 5,886
$104 MX$1,805
-6.29%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 6,984
$108 MX$1,875
7.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.3K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$119 DOP 7,177
$624 MX$10.8K
-80.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Moca
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
11.34
13.76%

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Last update for Moca: March 2, 2026

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