Cost of Living Comparison Between San Luis and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between San Luis and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: San Luis is 29.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 39.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Luis is 24.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 40.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.89 ARS 15.8K
$13.12 MX$235
-17.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$40.17 ARS 58.3K
$53.8 MX$963
-25.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.24 ARS 13.4K
$9.40 MX$168
-1.70%
Cappuccino
$3.66 ARS 5,308
$3.56 MX$63.8
2.81%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.28 ARS 3,305
$1.60 MX$28.69
42.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.03 ARS 2,944
$1.15 MX$20.67
76.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.57 ARS 2,284
$3.16 MX$56.5
-50.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 ARS 4,200
$4.85 MX$86.7
-40.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.31 ARS 1,909
$1.63 MX$29.25
-19.63%
White Bread (500g)
$1.48 ARS 2,144
$2.73 MX$48.94
-45.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.95 ARS 2,829
$1.88 MX$33.63
3.72%
Eggs
$2.16 ARS 3,138
$2.63 MX$47.10
-17.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.77 ARS 9,830
$9.89 MX$177
-31.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.51 ARS 6,550
$8.40 MX$150
-46.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.48 ARS 7,956
$11.63 MX$208
-52.88%
Apples (1kg)
$1.26 ARS 1,833
$2.97 MX$53.2
-57.58%
Banana (1kg)
$1.52 ARS 2,201
$1.78 MX$31.94
-14.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.54 ARS 2,237
$2.06 MX$36.79
-25.24%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.10 ARS 3,054
$1.97 MX$35.35
6.60%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 ARS 1,416
$2.09 MX$37.34
-53.59%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 ARS 1,485
$2.26 MX$40.44
-54.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ARS 1,478
$1.46 MX$26.10
-30.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 ARS 789
$1.09 MX$19.51
-50.46%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.57 ARS 3,737
$4.34 MX$77.7
-40.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.00 ARS 5,814
$13.62 MX$244
-70.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.03 ARS 2,945
$1.67 MX$29.96
21.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 ARS 5,027
$3.54 MX$63.4
-2.26%
🚌 Getting Around
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.54 ARS 778
$0.36 MX$6.44
50.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$339
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.41 ARS 595
$1.32 MX$23.69
-68.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 ARS 1,485
$0.30 MX$5.39
240.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.84 ARS 7,030
$5.49 MX$98.2
-11.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.02 ARS 1,483
$1.34 MX$23.93
-23.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.4K ARS 45.7M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
64.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K ARS 48.7M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
41.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60.1 ARS 87.2K
$41.11 MX$736
46.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.94 ARS 15.9K
$27.78 MX$497
-60.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.04 ARS 32.0K
$30.00 MX$537
-26.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.23 ARS 38.1K
$53.5 MX$958
-51.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.98 ARS 20.3K
$26.13 MX$468
-46.50%
Cinema Ticket
$5.55 ARS 8,055
$6.28 MX$112
-11.62%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$103 ARS 150.0K
$439 MX$7,865
-76.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,165 ARS 3.1M
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-79.84%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$81.4 ARS 118.2K
$57.1 MX$1,022
42.51%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$75.6 ARS 109.8K
$45.30 MX$811
66.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$134 ARS 194.6K
$104 MX$1,866
28.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$117 ARS 170.5K
$108 MX$1,938
8.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$295 ARS 429.1K
$996 MX$17.8K
-70.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$167 ARS 242.7K
$624 MX$11.2K
-73.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$529 ARS 768.6K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-74.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$301 ARS 437.0K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-75.30%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,062 ARS 3.0M
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-45.71%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$590 ARS 856.5K
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-73.56%
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Luis
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$496 ARS 719.8K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-54.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
79
11.34
596.65%

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

Last update for San Luis: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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