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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salto is 11.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Salto is 3.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 21.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.25 UYU 780
$13.12 MX$227
54.34%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.92 UYU 1,499
$53.8 MX$932
-27.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.91 UYU 343
$9.40 MX$163
-5.21%
Cappuccino
$3.12 UYU 120
$3.56 MX$61.7
-12.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.30 UYU 88.4
$1.60 MX$27.76
43.75%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 UYU 60.4
$1.15 MX$20.00
36.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.48 UYU 173
$3.16 MX$54.7
41.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.23 UYU 124
$4.85 MX$83.9
-33.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.01 UYU 38.82
$1.63 MX$28.30
-38.04%
White Bread (500g)
$1.20 UYU 46.11
$2.73 MX$47.36
-56.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.43 UYU 55.0
$1.88 MX$32.54
-23.94%
Eggs
$3.32 UYU 128
$2.63 MX$45.58
26.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.24 UYU 741
$9.89 MX$171
94.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.32 UYU 282
$8.40 MX$146
-12.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.54 UYU 367
$11.63 MX$201
-17.97%
Apples (1kg)
-
$2.97 MX$51.5
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$1.78 MX$30.91
-
Oranges (1kg)
$1.02 UYU 39.46
$2.06 MX$35.60
-50.49%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.50 UYU 57.6
$1.97 MX$34.21
-23.86%
Potato (1kg)
-
$2.09 MX$36.13
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$2.26 MX$39.13
-
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.50 UYU 19.24
$1.46 MX$25.26
-65.75%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.24 UYU 47.59
$1.09 MX$18.88
13.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.09 UYU 196
$4.34 MX$75.2
17.28%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.94 UYU 306
$13.62 MX$236
-41.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 UYU 68.6
$1.67 MX$28.99
6.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 UYU 83.8
$3.54 MX$61.3
-38.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.21 UYU 46.48
$0.36 MX$6.23
236.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$44.90 UYU 1,729
$18.96 MX$328
136.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.45 UYU 56.0
$1.32 MX$22.92
9.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.54 UYU 59.4
$0.30 MX$5.22
413.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.97 UYU 423
$5.49 MX$95.1
99.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.90 UYU 73.0
$1.34 MX$23.15
41.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.6K UYU 1.5M
$19.1K MX$331.1K
107.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.7K UYU 1.5M
$23.8K MX$411.6K
62.75%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$180 UYU 6,925
$41.11 MX$712
337.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$20.27 UYU 781
$27.78 MX$481
-27.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$34.87 UYU 1,343
$30.00 MX$520
16.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$31.94 UYU 1,230
$53.5 MX$927
-40.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$453
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.76 UYU 376
$6.28 MX$109
55.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$439 MX$7,610
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.1 UYU 2,621
$57.1 MX$989
19.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$60.1 UYU 2,316
$45.30 MX$785
32.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 UYU 4,184
$104 MX$1,805
4.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$66.0 UYU 2,543
$108 MX$1,875
-39.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$439 UYU 16.9K
$996 MX$17.3K
-55.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$278 UYU 10.7K
$624 MX$10.8K
-55.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$752 UYU 29.0K
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-64.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$462 UYU 17.8K
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-62.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Salto
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$649 UYU 25.0K
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-40.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
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Last update for Salto: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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