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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sale is 22.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sale is 23.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 45.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.76 MAD 43.97
$13.12 MX$227
-63.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.60 MAD 301
$53.8 MX$932
-39.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.63 MAD 61.2
$9.40 MX$163
-29.47%
Cappuccino
$2.05 MAD 18.88
$3.56 MX$61.7
-42.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.63 MAD 5.80
$1.60 MX$27.76
-60.63%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.38 MAD 3.49
$1.15 MX$20.00
-66.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.54 MAD 51.1
$3.16 MX$54.7
75.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.02 MAD 37.09
$4.85 MX$83.9
-17.11%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.90 MAD 8.29
$1.63 MX$28.30
-44.79%
White Bread (500g)
$0.54 MAD 5.01
$2.73 MX$47.36
-80.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.87 MAD 17.28
$1.88 MX$32.54
-0.53%
Eggs
$2.05 MAD 18.92
$2.63 MX$45.58
-22.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.22 MAD 122
$9.89 MX$171
33.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.99 MAD 55.3
$8.40 MX$146
-28.69%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.95 MAD 110
$11.63 MX$201
2.75%
Apples (1kg)
$1.50 MAD 13.85
$2.97 MX$51.5
-49.49%
Banana (1kg)
$1.34 MAD 12.36
$1.78 MX$30.91
-24.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.91 MAD 8.42
$2.06 MX$35.60
-55.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.82 MAD 7.57
$1.97 MX$34.21
-58.38%
Potato (1kg)
$0.75 MAD 6.90
$2.09 MX$36.13
-64.11%
Onion (1kg)
$0.79 MAD 7.30
$2.26 MX$39.13
-65.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.42 MAD 3.91
$1.46 MX$25.26
-71.23%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.63 MAD 5.81
$1.09 MX$18.88
-42.20%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 MAD 40.13
$4.34 MX$75.2
0.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.76 MAD 71.6
$13.62 MX$236
-43.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.62 MAD 24.22
$1.67 MX$28.99
56.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 MAD 23.29
$3.54 MX$61.3
-28.81%
🚌 Getting Around
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.54 MAD 4.98
$0.36 MX$6.23
50.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.62 MAD 227
$18.96 MX$328
29.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.53 MAD 4.91
$1.32 MX$22.92
-59.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.49 MAD 4.49
$0.30 MX$5.22
63.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.47 MAD 41.25
$5.49 MX$95.1
-18.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.60 MAD 14.76
$1.34 MX$23.15
19.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.9K MAD 350.0K
$19.1K MX$331.1K
98.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.8K MAD 265.9K
$23.8K MX$411.6K
21.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.68 MAD 302
$41.11 MX$712
-20.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.85 MAD 100
$27.78 MX$481
-60.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$44.91 MAD 414
$30.00 MX$520
49.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.19 MAD 131
$53.5 MX$927
-73.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.54 MAD 217
$26.13 MX$453
-9.91%
Cinema Ticket
$6.60 MAD 61.0
$6.28 MX$109
5.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$114 MAD 1,049
$439 MX$7,610
-74.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,234 MAD 57.5K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-41.97%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.70 MAD 394
$57.1 MX$989
-25.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.1 MAD 472
$45.30 MX$785
12.85%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 MAD 993
$104 MX$1,805
3.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$101 MAD 929
$108 MX$1,875
-7.05%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$279 MAD 2,575
$996 MX$17.3K
-72.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 MAD 1,633
$624 MX$10.8K
-71.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$497 MAD 4,585
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-76.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$310 MAD 2,857
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-74.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,210 MAD 11.2K
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-68.15%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$872 MAD 8,053
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-60.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sale
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$408 MAD 3,767
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-62.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.81
11.34
-57.58%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sale: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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