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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacarigua is 18.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tacarigua is 16.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.56 TTD 71.4
$13.12 MX$227
-19.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$87.0 TTD 588
$53.8 MX$932
61.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.69 TTD 45.25
$9.40 MX$163
-28.83%
Cappuccino
$3.02 TTD 20.44
$3.56 MX$61.7
-15.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 TTD 7.05
$1.60 MX$27.76
-35.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 TTD 4.85
$1.15 MX$20.00
-37.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.04 TTD 7.06
$3.16 MX$54.7
-67.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.08 TTD 20.79
$4.85 MX$83.9
-36.49%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.88 TTD 12.72
$1.63 MX$28.30
15.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.60 TTD 10.82
$2.73 MX$47.36
-41.39%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.66 TTD 18.00
$1.88 MX$32.54
41.49%
Eggs
$3.57 TTD 24.15
$2.63 MX$45.58
35.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.60 TTD 24.34
$9.89 MX$171
-63.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.68 TTD 24.90
$8.40 MX$146
-56.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.16 TTD 95.7
$11.63 MX$201
21.75%
Apples (1kg)
$5.91 TTD 39.94
$2.97 MX$51.5
98.99%
Banana (1kg)
$1.59 TTD 10.73
$1.78 MX$30.91
-10.67%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.44 TTD 29.99
$2.06 MX$35.60
115.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.65 TTD 31.44
$1.97 MX$34.21
136.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 TTD 6.86
$2.09 MX$36.13
-51.20%
Onion (1kg)
$0.42 TTD 2.84
$2.26 MX$39.13
-81.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 TTD 9.83
$1.46 MX$25.26
-0.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 TTD 9.84
$1.09 MX$18.88
33.94%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.80 TTD 39.18
$4.34 MX$75.2
33.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.07 TTD 136
$13.62 MX$236
47.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.12 TTD 14.31
$1.67 MX$28.99
26.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.72 TTD 18.36
$3.54 MX$61.3
-23.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 TTD 6.82
$0.36 MX$6.23
180.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.96 MX$328
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 TTD 7.09
$1.32 MX$22.92
-20.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.27 TTD 8.61
$0.30 MX$5.22
323.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.58 TTD 98.6
$5.49 MX$95.1
165.57%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.45 TTD 3.06
$1.34 MX$23.15
-66.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.8K TTD 228.7K
$19.1K MX$331.1K
76.98%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.9K TTD 215.9K
$23.8K MX$411.6K
34.38%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$79.7 TTD 539
$41.11 MX$712
93.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$46.06 TTD 311
$27.78 MX$481
65.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.54 TTD 254
$30.00 MX$520
25.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$52.2 TTD 353
$53.5 MX$927
-2.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.13 MX$453
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.44 TTD 50.3
$6.28 MX$109
18.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$325 TTD 2,198
$439 MX$7,610
-25.99%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,338 TTD 49.6K
$10.7K MX$186.0K
-31.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$30.06 TTD 203
$57.1 MX$989
-47.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.99 TTD 203
$45.30 MX$785
-33.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$72.8 TTD 492
$104 MX$1,805
-30.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$45.11 TTD 305
$108 MX$1,875
-58.33%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$996 MX$17.3K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$371 TTD 2,507
$624 MX$10.8K
-40.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,106 MX$36.5K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$884 TTD 5,975
$1,218 MX$21.1K
-27.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$65.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$38.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tacarigua
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$1,096 MX$19.0K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.38
11.34
-52.56%

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Last update for Tacarigua: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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