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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tamarin is 25.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 30.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tamarin is 22.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 25.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.69 MUR 317
$13.12 MX$235
-49.01%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.51 MUR 1,967
$53.8 MX$963
-22.86%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.42 MUR 257
$9.40 MX$168
-42.34%
Cappuccino
$2.56 MUR 121
$3.56 MX$63.8
-28.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 MUR 39.98
$1.60 MX$28.69
-47.50%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.60 MUR 28.36
$1.15 MX$20.67
-47.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.63 MUR 77.1
$3.16 MX$56.5
-48.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 MUR 84.9
$4.85 MX$86.7
-63.09%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.48 MUR 70.0
$1.63 MX$29.25
-9.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.37 MUR 17.31
$2.73 MX$48.94
-86.45%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MUR 59.9
$1.88 MX$33.63
-32.98%
Eggs
$2.11 MUR 100.0
$2.63 MX$47.10
-19.77%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.60 MUR 265
$9.89 MX$177
-43.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.38 MUR 302
$8.40 MX$150
-24.05%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.07 MUR 477
$11.63 MX$208
-13.41%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 MUR 98.1
$2.97 MX$53.2
-30.30%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 MUR 91.4
$1.78 MX$31.94
8.43%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 68.5
$2.06 MX$36.79
-29.61%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.72 MUR 129
$1.97 MX$35.35
38.07%
Potato (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 45.21
$2.09 MX$37.34
-54.55%
Onion (1kg)
$0.94 MUR 44.40
$2.26 MX$40.44
-58.41%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 MUR 36.95
$1.46 MX$26.10
-46.58%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 38.16
$1.09 MX$19.51
-25.69%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.72 MUR 318
$4.34 MX$77.7
54.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.77 MUR 416
$13.62 MX$244
-35.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.80 MUR 85.1
$1.67 MX$29.96
7.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 MUR 76.5
$3.54 MX$63.4
-54.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.18 MUR 55.9
$0.36 MX$6.44
227.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.18 MUR 530
$18.96 MX$339
-41.03%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.38 MUR 208
$1.32 MX$23.69
231.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.74 MUR 130
$0.30 MX$5.39
813.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.56 MUR 311
$5.49 MX$98.2
19.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 MUR 59.8
$1.34 MX$23.93
-5.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.6K MUR 1.4M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
49.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.1K MUR 1.3M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
14.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.53 MUR 2,300
$41.11 MX$736
18.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.18 MUR 767
$27.78 MX$497
-41.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.51 MUR 1,446
$30.00 MX$537
1.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 MUR 2,385
$53.5 MX$958
-6.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.02 MUR 522
$26.13 MX$468
-57.83%
Cinema Ticket
$6.16 MUR 292
$6.28 MX$112
-1.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 7,248
$439 MX$7,865
-65.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,222 MUR 152.7K
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-70.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.8 MUR 2,784
$57.1 MX$1,022
2.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.83 MUR 2,267
$45.30 MX$811
5.58%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.5 MUR 4,099
$104 MX$1,866
-17.03%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.2 MUR 2,808
$108 MX$1,938
-45.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$784 MUR 37.2K
$996 MX$17.8K
-21.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$391 MUR 18.6K
$624 MX$11.2K
-37.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,430 MUR 67.8K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-32.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$948 MUR 44.9K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-22.18%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$867 MUR 41.1K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-20.96%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6
11.34
-47.09%

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

Last update for Tamarin: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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