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

🙂 Solo nomad: Piura is 46.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 56.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Piura is 39.2% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 55.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.84 PEN 9.82
$13.12 MX$233
-78.35%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$11.17 PEN 38.66
$53.8 MX$957
-79.24%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.58 PEN 19.29
$9.40 MX$167
-40.64%
Cappuccino
$3.30 PEN 11.41
$3.56 MX$63.4
-7.30%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.64 PEN 5.68
$1.60 MX$28.52
2.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 PEN 1.81
$1.15 MX$20.54
-54.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.18 PEN 7.54
$3.16 MX$56.2
-31.01%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.80 PEN 9.68
$4.85 MX$86.2
-42.27%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.14 PEN 3.93
$1.63 MX$29.07
-30.06%
White Bread (500g)
$3.09 PEN 10.70
$2.73 MX$48.64
13.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.35 PEN 4.68
$1.88 MX$33.42
-28.19%
Eggs
$2.09 PEN 7.23
$2.63 MX$46.81
-20.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.91 PEN 27.35
$9.89 MX$176
-20.02%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.18 PEN 24.85
$8.40 MX$149
-14.52%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.26 PEN 32.05
$11.63 MX$207
-20.38%
Apples (1kg)
$1.31 PEN 4.53
$2.97 MX$52.9
-55.89%
Banana (1kg)
$0.81 PEN 2.79
$1.78 MX$31.75
-54.49%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.80 PEN 2.78
$2.06 MX$36.57
-61.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 PEN 3.77
$1.97 MX$35.13
-44.67%
Potato (1kg)
$1.28 PEN 4.42
$2.09 MX$37.11
-38.76%
Onion (1kg)
$0.54 PEN 1.87
$2.26 MX$40.19
-76.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.54 PEN 1.86
$1.46 MX$25.94
-63.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 PEN 2.92
$1.09 MX$19.39
-22.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.11 PEN 28.05
$4.34 MX$77.2
86.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.41 PEN 39.47
$13.62 MX$242
-16.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.83 PEN 6.33
$1.67 MX$29.78
9.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.80 PEN 9.69
$3.54 MX$63.0
-20.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.44 PEN 1.51
$0.36 MX$6.40
22.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$337
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.64 PEN 5.69
$1.32 MX$23.54
24.24%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.66 PEN 5.75
$0.30 MX$5.36
453.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.47 PEN 18.92
$5.49 MX$97.6
-0.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 PEN 4.88
$1.34 MX$23.78
5.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$19.1K MX$340.1K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$23.8K MX$422.8K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.57 PEN 137
$41.11 MX$731
-3.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.53 PEN 29.52
$27.78 MX$494
-69.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$30.00 MX$534
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.82 PEN 96.2
$53.5 MX$952
-48.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$465
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.27 PEN 7.86
$6.28 MX$112
-63.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$184 PEN 636
$439 MX$7,817
-58.17%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,228 PEN 7,710
$10.7K MX$191.1K
-79.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.10 PEN 142
$57.1 MX$1,016
-28.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$12.70 PEN 43.93
$45.30 MX$806
-71.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.4 PEN 192
$104 MX$1,854
-46.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$68.6 PEN 237
$108 MX$1,926
-36.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$138 PEN 477
$996 MX$17.7K
-86.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$127 PEN 439
$624 MX$11.1K
-79.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$328 PEN 1,136
$2,106 MX$37.5K
-84.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$384 PEN 1,329
$1,218 MX$21.7K
-68.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,869 PEN 13.4K
$3,799 MX$67.6K
1.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Piura
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
-

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Last update for Piura: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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