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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Rourkela is 65.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 77.3% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Rourkela is 66.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 75.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.79 โ‚น165
$13.12 MX$232
-86.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.97 โ‚น826
$53.8 MX$950
-83.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.66 โ‚น429
$9.40 MX$166
-50.43%
Cappuccino
$1.52 โ‚น140
$3.56 MX$62.9
-57.30%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.30 โ‚น28.00
$1.60 MX$28.29
-81.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.16 โ‚น15.03
$1.15 MX$20.38
-86.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.71 โ‚น158
$3.16 MX$55.7
-45.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.28 โ‚น302
$4.85 MX$85.5
-32.37%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.61 โ‚น56.0
$1.63 MX$28.84
-62.58%
White Bread (500g)
$0.40 โ‚น36.53
$2.73 MX$48.26
-85.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.41 โ‚น38.00
$1.88 MX$33.16
-78.19%
Eggs
$0.90 โ‚น82.9
$2.63 MX$46.45
-65.78%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.94 โ‚น270
$9.89 MX$175
-70.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.84 โ‚น262
$8.40 MX$148
-66.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.63 MX$205
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.77 โ‚น163
$2.97 MX$52.5
-40.40%
Banana (1kg)
$0.76 โ‚น70.1
$1.78 MX$31.50
-57.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.68 โ‚น62.7
$2.06 MX$36.28
-66.99%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.31 โ‚น28.46
$1.97 MX$34.86
-84.26%
Potato (1kg)
$0.25 โ‚น22.99
$2.09 MX$36.82
-88.04%
Onion (1kg)
$0.27 โ‚น25.00
$2.26 MX$39.87
-88.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.46 โ‚น42.63
$1.46 MX$25.74
-68.49%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 โ‚น32.87
$1.09 MX$19.24
-66.97%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.15 โ‚น382
$4.34 MX$76.6
-4.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.65 โ‚น613
$13.62 MX$240
-51.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.09 โ‚น192
$1.67 MX$29.54
25.15%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.03 โ‚น279
$3.54 MX$62.5
-14.41%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$8.69 โ‚น800
-
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.16 โ‚น15.04
$0.36 MX$6.35
-55.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.53 โ‚น786
$18.96 MX$335
-55.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.19 โ‚น110
$1.32 MX$23.36
-9.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.30 MX$5.32
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.34 โ‚น216
$5.49 MX$96.9
-57.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 โ‚น108
$1.34 MX$23.59
-12.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$10.4K โ‚น955.0K
$19.1K MX$337.4K
-45.76%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$17.6K โ‚น1.6M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
-26.03%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$26.38 โ‚น2,430
$41.11 MX$726
-35.83%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.26 โ‚น301
$27.78 MX$490
-88.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.86 โ‚น816
$30.00 MX$530
-70.47%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.95 โ‚น1,470
$53.5 MX$945
-70.20%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.82 โ‚น628
$26.13 MX$461
-73.90%
Cinema Ticket
$3.59 โ‚น331
$6.28 MX$111
-42.83%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$84.5 โ‚น7,786
$439 MX$7,755
-80.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,039 โ‚น187.8K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-81.01%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.87 โ‚น2,383
$57.1 MX$1,008
-54.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.05 โ‚น2,676
$45.30 MX$800
-35.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.43 โ‚น3,724
$104 MX$1,840
-61.21%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.05 โ‚น2,952
$108 MX$1,911
-70.39%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$125 โ‚น11.5K
$996 MX$17.6K
-87.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$46.76 โ‚น4,307
$624 MX$11.0K
-92.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$272 โ‚น25.1K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-87.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$181 โ‚น16.7K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-85.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$956 โ‚น88.0K
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-74.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$550 โ‚น50.6K
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-75.36%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Rourkela
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$887 โ‚น81.7K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-19.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.33
11.34
-26.54%

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Last update for Rourkela: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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