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

🙂 Solo nomad: Paks is 24.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paks is 26.6% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.77 Ft 2,989
$13.12 MX$235
-33.16%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.11 Ft 9,923
$53.8 MX$963
-45.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.78 Ft 2,311
$9.40 MX$168
-27.87%
Cappuccino
$0.83 Ft 284
$3.56 MX$63.8
-76.69%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.07 Ft 364
$1.60 MX$28.69
-33.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.71 Ft 243
$1.15 MX$20.67
-38.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.12 Ft 381
$3.16 MX$56.5
-64.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.28 Ft 435
$4.85 MX$86.7
-73.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 Ft 369
$1.63 MX$29.25
-33.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.46 Ft 496
$2.73 MX$48.94
-46.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.81 Ft 616
$1.88 MX$33.63
-3.72%
Eggs
$2.92 Ft 995
$2.63 MX$47.10
11.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.32 Ft 3,179
$9.89 MX$177
-5.76%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.52 Ft 1,880
$8.40 MX$150
-34.29%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.34 Ft 3,867
$11.63 MX$208
-2.49%
Apples (1kg)
$2.06 Ft 703
$2.97 MX$53.2
-30.64%
Banana (1kg)
$1.97 Ft 672
$1.78 MX$31.94
10.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.05 Ft 698
$2.06 MX$36.79
-0.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.32 Ft 1,473
$1.97 MX$35.35
119.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.34 Ft 456
$2.09 MX$37.34
-35.89%
Onion (1kg)
$1.29 Ft 440
$2.26 MX$40.44
-42.92%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.55 Ft 528
$1.46 MX$26.10
6.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 Ft 182
$1.09 MX$19.51
-51.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.13 Ft 2,430
$4.34 MX$77.7
64.29%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.19 Ft 2,110
$13.62 MX$244
-54.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.14 Ft 390
$1.67 MX$29.96
-31.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.20 Ft 409
$3.54 MX$63.4
-66.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.13 Ft 386
$0.36 MX$6.44
213.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.32 Ft 8,632
$18.96 MX$339
33.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.85 Ft 972
$1.32 MX$23.69
115.91%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.28 Ft 438
$0.30 MX$5.39
326.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.29 Ft 5,895
$5.49 MX$98.2
214.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.71 Ft 582
$1.34 MX$23.93
27.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.2K Ft 11.0M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
68.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.3K Ft 12.4M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
52.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$148 Ft 50.3K
$41.11 MX$736
259.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$29.54 Ft 10.1K
$27.78 MX$497
6.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.00 Ft 8,524
$30.00 MX$537
-16.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.92 Ft 16.0K
$53.5 MX$958
-12.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.99 Ft 5,792
$26.13 MX$468
-34.98%
Cinema Ticket
$8.13 Ft 2,771
$6.28 MX$112
29.46%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$455 Ft 155.0K
$439 MX$7,865
3.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,748 Ft 2.3M
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-37.18%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.4 Ft 30.8K
$57.1 MX$1,022
58.32%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.19 Ft 8,927
$45.30 MX$811
-42.19%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94.5 Ft 32.2K
$104 MX$1,866
-9.31%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 Ft 36.6K
$108 MX$1,938
-0.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$447 Ft 152.5K
$996 MX$17.8K
-55.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 Ft 116.9K
$624 MX$11.2K
-45.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$629 Ft 214.4K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-70.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$525 Ft 178.8K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-56.95%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,089 Ft 1.1M
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-18.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,484 Ft 846.8K
$2,230 MX$39.9K
11.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Paks
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,309 Ft 446.1K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
19.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
11.34
-29.45%

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Last update for Paks: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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