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

🙂 Solo nomad: Moka is 31.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Moka is 35.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.45 MUR 298
$13.29 MX$229
-51.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.73 MUR 2,023
$53.8 MX$928
-18.64%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.63 MUR 306
$9.29 MX$161
-28.63%
Cappuccino
$2.67 MUR 124
$3.61 MX$62.3
-26.04%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 MUR 44.56
$1.56 MX$26.89
-38.46%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 MUR 28.16
$1.12 MX$19.36
-45.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.13 MUR 98.7
$3.13 MX$54.0
-31.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.71 MUR 125
$4.71 MX$81.3
-42.46%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 65.0
$1.70 MX$29.39
-17.06%
White Bread (500g)
$0.70 MUR 32.39
$2.77 MX$47.78
-74.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 60.9
$1.96 MX$33.88
-32.65%
Eggs
$2.27 MUR 105
$2.60 MX$44.98
-12.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.00 MUR 463
$9.94 MX$172
0.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.24 MUR 289
$8.10 MX$140
-22.96%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.41 MUR 481
$11.50 MX$199
-9.48%
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 MUR 94.5
$2.87 MX$49.58
-28.92%
Banana (1kg)
$1.94 MUR 89.7
$1.73 MX$29.91
12.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 66.2
$2.00 MX$34.55
-28.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.64 MUR 122
$2.04 MX$35.20
29.41%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 46.83
$2.08 MX$35.95
-51.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 45.54
$2.20 MX$37.92
-55.45%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MUR 37.18
$1.45 MX$25.11
-44.83%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.47 MUR 21.55
$1.07 MX$18.54
-56.07%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.78 MUR 267
$4.27 MX$73.8
35.36%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.74 MUR 404
$14.32 MX$247
-38.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.72 MUR 79.7
$1.76 MX$30.47
-2.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 MUR 76.6
$3.70 MX$63.9
-55.14%
🚌 Getting Around
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 MUR 46.49
$0.35 MX$6.09
188.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.97 MUR 600
$19.19 MX$331
-32.41%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.82 MUR 130
$1.34 MX$23.06
110.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.71 MUR 125
$0.28 MX$4.81
867.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.26 MUR 706
$5.33 MX$92.1
186.30%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 67.4
$1.34 MX$23.15
8.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K MUR 1.7M
$19.1K MX$330.3K
87.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.5K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$412.4K
19.45%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.73 MUR 2,300
$39.86 MX$688
24.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.06 MUR 835
$26.78 MX$463
-32.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$26.29 MUR 1,216
$29.36 MX$507
-10.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$24.44 MUR 1,131
$53.4 MX$923
-54.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.09 MX$451
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.03 MUR 279
$6.40 MX$111
-5.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$155 MUR 7,158
$440 MX$7,607
-64.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,988 MUR 184.4K
$10.8K MX$185.7K
-62.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$75.0 MUR 3,467
$57.6 MX$995
30.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.57 MUR 1,691
$45.02 MX$777
-18.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94.9 MUR 4,388
$104 MX$1,792
-8.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.4 MUR 2,563
$108 MX$1,864
-48.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$512 MUR 23.7K
$1,013 MX$17.5K
-49.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$324 MUR 15.0K
$630 MX$10.9K
-48.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$927 MUR 42.9K
$2,162 MX$37.3K
-57.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$726 MUR 33.6K
$1,222 MX$21.1K
-40.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,793 MX$65.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,332 MX$40.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Moka
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$324 MUR 15.0K
$1,075 MX$18.6K
-69.88%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.25
11.34
-44.89%

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Last update for Moka: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: April 11, 2026

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