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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tamarin is 35.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tamarin is 28.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 24.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.53 MUR 300
$13.38 MX$238
-51.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$41.64 MUR 1,910
$52.3 MX$932
-20.34%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.37 MUR 246
$9.24 MX$165
-41.88%
Cappuccino
$2.63 MUR 121
$3.61 MX$64.3
-27.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 MUR 38.36
$1.61 MX$28.66
-47.83%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 27.24
$1.11 MX$19.80
-46.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.67 MUR 76.6
$3.15 MX$56.1
-46.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 MUR 79.0
$4.88 MX$87.0
-64.75%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 67.4
$1.70 MX$30.25
-13.53%
White Bread (500g)
$0.39 MUR 17.91
$2.70 MX$48.13
-85.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.32 MUR 60.5
$1.96 MX$34.85
-32.65%
Eggs
$2.11 MUR 97.0
$2.61 MX$46.58
-19.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.64 MUR 259
$10.16 MX$181
-44.49%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.25 MUR 287
$8.16 MX$145
-23.41%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.05 MUR 461
$11.74 MX$209
-14.40%
Apples (1kg)
$1.99 MUR 91.5
$2.98 MX$53.2
-33.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.96 MUR 89.7
$1.81 MX$32.23
8.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.49 MUR 68.1
$1.99 MX$35.54
-25.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 MUR 124
$1.99 MX$35.43
36.18%
Potato (1kg)
$0.97 MUR 44.58
$2.15 MX$38.34
-54.88%
Onion (1kg)
$1.01 MUR 46.42
$2.20 MX$39.14
-54.09%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 MUR 38.16
$1.39 MX$24.77
-40.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.77 MUR 35.23
$1.08 MX$19.28
-28.70%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.69 MUR 307
$4.27 MX$76.1
56.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.49 MUR 390
$13.99 MX$249
-39.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.74 MUR 79.7
$1.77 MX$31.49
-1.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 MUR 77.6
$3.64 MX$64.9
-53.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.16 MUR 53.4
$0.39 MX$6.88
197.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.20 MUR 514
$18.98 MX$338
-40.99%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.43 MUR 203
$1.33 MX$23.63
233.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.64 MUR 121
$0.30 MX$5.38
780.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.76 MUR 310
$5.44 MX$96.9
24.26%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 MUR 57.1
$1.30 MX$23.21
-4.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.1K MUR 1.3M
$19.2K MX$342.8K
46.08%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.2K MUR 1.2M
$23.6K MX$421.2K
14.89%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.89 MUR 2,242
$39.70 MX$708
23.15%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.95 MUR 731
$27.00 MX$481
-40.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$29.53 MUR 1,355
$29.61 MX$528
-0.27%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.2 MUR 2,302
$53.8 MX$958
-6.68%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.02 MUR 506
$26.36 MX$470
-58.19%
Cinema Ticket
$5.93 MUR 272
$6.30 MX$112
-5.87%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 7,038
$427 MX$7,607
-64.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,190 MUR 146.3K
$10.5K MX$187.1K
-69.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.1 MUR 2,666
$58.5 MX$1,042
-0.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.14 MUR 2,162
$45.83 MX$817
2.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.3 MUR 4,006
$102 MX$1,820
-14.50%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$59.7 MUR 2,739
$105 MX$1,867
-42.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$772 MUR 35.4K
$1,019 MX$18.2K
-24.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$386 MUR 17.7K
$630 MX$11.2K
-38.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,405 MUR 64.5K
$2,131 MX$38.0K
-34.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$943 MUR 43.2K
$1,220 MX$21.7K
-22.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,613 MX$64.4K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,191 MX$39.0K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tamarin
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$839 MUR 38.5K
$1,087 MX$19.4K
-22.78%
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 9, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 8, 2026

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