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

🙂 Solo nomad: Moka is 24.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 35.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Moka is 33.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 31.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.46 MUR 303
$13.12 MX$232
-50.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.74 MUR 2,050
$53.8 MX$950
-18.71%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.46 MUR 303
$9.40 MX$166
-31.28%
Cappuccino
$2.64 MUR 124
$3.56 MX$62.9
-25.84%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 MUR 44.98
$1.60 MX$28.29
-40.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 26.65
$1.15 MX$20.38
-50.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.13 MUR 99.7
$3.16 MX$55.7
-32.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.76 MUR 129
$4.85 MX$85.5
-43.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.35 MUR 63.4
$1.63 MX$28.84
-17.18%
White Bread (500g)
$0.69 MUR 32.43
$2.73 MX$48.26
-74.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.31 MUR 61.6
$1.88 MX$33.16
-30.32%
Eggs
$2.24 MUR 105
$2.63 MX$46.45
-14.83%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.80 MUR 459
$9.89 MX$175
-0.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.07 MUR 285
$8.40 MX$148
-27.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.61 MUR 497
$11.63 MX$205
-8.77%
Apples (1kg)
$1.97 MUR 92.4
$2.97 MX$52.5
-33.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.90 MUR 89.1
$1.78 MX$31.50
6.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 66.9
$2.06 MX$36.28
-30.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 MUR 127
$1.97 MX$34.86
37.56%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 MUR 45.48
$2.09 MX$36.82
-53.59%
Onion (1kg)
$1.00 MUR 46.97
$2.26 MX$39.87
-55.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.39
$1.46 MX$25.74
-42.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 MUR 23.88
$1.09 MX$19.24
-53.21%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.91 MUR 277
$4.34 MX$76.6
36.18%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.46 MUR 396
$13.62 MX$240
-37.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.76 MUR 82.6
$1.67 MX$29.54
5.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 MUR 77.8
$3.54 MX$62.5
-53.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.05 MUR 49.18
$0.36 MX$6.35
191.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$13.05 MUR 611
$18.96 MX$335
-31.17%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.81 MUR 132
$1.32 MX$23.36
112.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.72 MUR 128
$0.30 MX$5.32
806.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.17 MUR 711
$5.49 MX$96.9
176.32%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MUR 67.1
$1.34 MX$23.59
6.72%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.1K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
88.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.1K MUR 1.4M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
22.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.17 MUR 2,304
$41.11 MX$726
19.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.05 MUR 846
$27.78 MX$490
-35.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$26.27 MUR 1,231
$30.00 MX$530
-12.43%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$24.04 MUR 1,126
$53.5 MX$945
-55.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$461
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.93 MUR 278
$6.28 MX$111
-5.57%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 7,187
$439 MX$7,755
-65.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,897 MUR 182.6K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-63.72%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$76.8 MUR 3,598
$57.1 MX$1,008
34.40%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.86 MUR 1,680
$45.30 MX$800
-20.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94.8 MUR 4,442
$104 MX$1,840
-9.06%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$57.1 MUR 2,678
$108 MX$1,911
-47.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$527 MUR 24.7K
$996 MX$17.6K
-47.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$320 MUR 15.0K
$624 MX$11.0K
-48.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$932 MUR 43.7K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-55.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 33.2K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-41.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$314 MUR 14.7K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-71.38%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
11.34
-44.89%

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Last update for Moka: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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