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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tacna is 63% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 75.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tacna is 73.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 82.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.00 PEN 6.91
$13.12 MX$233
-84.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$53.8 MX$957
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$9.40 MX$167
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Cappuccino
$2.51 PEN 8.69
$3.56 MX$63.4
-29.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.60 MX$28.52
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.27 PEN 0.93
$1.15 MX$20.54
-76.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$3.16 MX$56.2
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$4.85 MX$86.2
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.92 PEN 3.18
$1.63 MX$29.07
-43.56%
White Bread (500g)
$1.36 PEN 4.71
$2.73 MX$48.64
-50.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.88 PEN 3.04
$1.88 MX$33.42
-53.19%
Eggs
$1.37 PEN 4.75
$2.63 MX$46.81
-47.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.29 PEN 14.84
$9.89 MX$176
-56.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.59 PEN 12.42
$8.40 MX$149
-57.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.23 PEN 28.48
$11.63 MX$207
-29.23%
Apples (1kg)
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$2.97 MX$52.9
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Banana (1kg)
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$1.78 MX$31.75
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Oranges (1kg)
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$2.06 MX$36.57
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Tomato (1kg)
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$1.97 MX$35.13
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Potato (1kg)
$0.58 PEN 1.99
$2.09 MX$37.11
-72.25%
Onion (1kg)
$0.40 PEN 1.38
$2.26 MX$40.19
-82.30%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.29 PEN 1.02
$1.46 MX$25.94
-80.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 PEN 2.32
$1.09 MX$19.39
-38.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 PEN 14.79
$4.34 MX$77.2
-1.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.39 PEN 22.12
$13.62 MX$242
-53.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.49 PEN 8.61
$1.67 MX$29.78
49.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.54 MX$63.0
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🚌 Getting Around
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 PEN 0.92
$0.36 MX$6.40
-25.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$18.96 MX$337
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 PEN 4.95
$1.32 MX$23.54
8.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$0.30 MX$5.36
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$5.49 MX$97.6
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Gasoline (1 liter)
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$1.34 MX$23.78
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$19.1K MX$340.1K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$23.8K MX$422.8K
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$41.11 MX$731
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.63 PEN 67.9
$27.78 MX$494
-29.34%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.57 PEN 85.0
$30.00 MX$534
-18.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.94 PEN 96.7
$53.5 MX$952
-47.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$26.13 MX$465
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Cinema Ticket
$2.44 PEN 8.45
$6.28 MX$112
-61.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$55.9 PEN 193
$439 MX$7,817
-87.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$10.7K MX$191.1K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.06 PEN 66.0
$57.1 MX$1,016
-66.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.80 PEN 68.5
$45.30 MX$806
-56.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$104 MX$1,854
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
$24.71 PEN 85.5
$108 MX$1,926
-77.17%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$996 MX$17.7K
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1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$66.9 PEN 232
$624 MX$11.1K
-89.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$2,106 MX$37.5K
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$1,218 MX$21.7K
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$3,799 MX$67.6K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$2,230 MX$39.7K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Tacna
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$470 PEN 1,628
$1,096 MX$19.5K
-57.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
11.34
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Last update for Tacna: March 3, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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