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

🙂 Solo nomad: Pisco is 49.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 63.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pisco is 40.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 65.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.19 PEN 7.57
$13.12 MX$235
-83.31%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$11.10 PEN 38.40
$53.8 MX$963
-79.37%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.32 PEN 11.48
$9.40 MX$168
-64.68%
Cappuccino
$1.42 PEN 4.92
$3.56 MX$63.8
-60.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 PEN 2.50
$1.60 MX$28.69
-55.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 PEN 1.01
$1.15 MX$20.67
-74.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.90 PEN 6.56
$3.16 MX$56.5
-39.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.86 PEN 13.34
$4.85 MX$86.7
-20.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.41 PEN 4.88
$1.63 MX$29.25
-13.50%
White Bread (500g)
$2.61 PEN 9.04
$2.73 MX$48.94
-4.40%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.31 PEN 4.54
$1.88 MX$33.63
-30.32%
Eggs
$2.85 PEN 9.87
$2.63 MX$47.10
8.37%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.88 PEN 27.25
$9.89 MX$177
-20.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.63 PEN 19.47
$8.40 MX$150
-32.98%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.86 PEN 37.57
$11.63 MX$208
-6.62%
Apples (1kg)
$2.03 PEN 7.01
$2.97 MX$53.2
-31.65%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 PEN 3.72
$1.78 MX$31.94
-39.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.09 PEN 3.76
$2.06 MX$36.79
-47.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.24 PEN 4.30
$1.97 MX$35.35
-37.06%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 PEN 3.57
$2.09 MX$37.34
-50.72%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 PEN 3.30
$2.26 MX$40.44
-57.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.88 PEN 3.04
$1.46 MX$26.10
-39.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 PEN 3.20
$1.09 MX$19.51
-15.60%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.60 PEN 19.39
$4.34 MX$77.7
29.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.81 PEN 30.49
$13.62 MX$244
-35.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 PEN 6.13
$1.67 MX$29.96
5.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.10 PEN 10.72
$3.54 MX$63.4
-12.43%
🚌 Getting Around
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.36 MX$6.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.38 PEN 11.68
$1.32 MX$23.69
156.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 PEN 7.32
$0.30 MX$5.39
606.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.15 PEN 28.20
$5.49 MX$98.2
48.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 PEN 4.47
$1.34 MX$23.93
-3.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.2K PEN 66.3K
$19.1K MX$342.2K
0.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.2K PEN 83.6K
$23.8K MX$425.4K
1.72%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56.4 PEN 195
$41.11 MX$736
37.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$12.78 PEN 44.21
$27.78 MX$497
-54.00%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.39 PEN 80.9
$30.00 MX$537
-22.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$53.5 MX$958
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$468
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.99 PEN 24.17
$6.28 MX$112
11.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$217 PEN 751
$439 MX$7,865
-50.62%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,133 PEN 28.1K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-24.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.5 PEN 175
$57.1 MX$1,022
-11.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$36.81 PEN 127
$45.30 MX$811
-18.74%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89.2 PEN 309
$104 MX$1,866
-14.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$91.1 PEN 315
$108 MX$1,938
-15.89%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$624 MX$11.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,869 PEN 6,468
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-50.79%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,351 PEN 4,675
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-39.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pisco
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$583 PEN 2,016
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-46.87%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.11
11.34
-10.85%

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Last update for Pisco: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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