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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 39.5% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 50.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 50.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 54% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.58 MUR 304
$13.29 MX$229
-50.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.96 MUR 1,524
$53.8 MX$928
-38.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.92 MUR 228
$9.29 MX$161
-47.04%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 117
$3.61 MX$62.3
-29.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 MUR 44.82
$1.56 MX$26.89
-37.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 27.40
$1.12 MX$19.36
-47.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.24 MUR 104
$3.13 MX$54.0
-28.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.95 MUR 90.3
$4.71 MX$81.3
-58.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.34 MUR 62.0
$1.70 MX$29.39
-21.18%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 30.53
$2.77 MX$47.78
-76.17%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.33 MUR 61.3
$1.96 MX$33.88
-32.14%
Eggs
$2.10 MUR 96.9
$2.60 MX$44.98
-19.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.73 MUR 126
$9.94 MX$172
-72.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.96 MUR 137
$8.10 MX$140
-63.46%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.39 MUR 249
$11.50 MX$199
-53.13%
Apples (1kg)
$1.99 MUR 92.0
$2.87 MX$49.58
-30.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.95 MUR 90.0
$1.73 MX$29.91
12.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 66.4
$2.00 MX$34.55
-28.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.63 MUR 122
$2.04 MX$35.20
28.92%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 45.89
$2.08 MX$35.95
-52.40%
Onion (1kg)
$0.96 MUR 44.31
$2.20 MX$37.92
-56.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.01
$1.45 MX$25.11
-42.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 MUR 34.83
$1.07 MX$18.54
-29.91%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.67 MUR 262
$4.27 MX$73.8
32.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.42 MUR 297
$14.32 MX$247
-55.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.45 MUR 67.3
$1.76 MX$30.47
-17.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MUR 98.8
$3.70 MX$63.9
-42.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.00 MUR 46.36
$0.35 MX$6.09
185.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$19.19 MX$331
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.44 MUR 205
$1.34 MX$23.06
231.34%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.61 MUR 121
$0.28 MX$4.81
832.14%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.45 MUR 206
$5.33 MX$92.1
-16.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 66.9
$1.34 MX$23.15
8.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K MUR 1.2M
$19.1K MX$330.3K
36.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.6K MUR 1.3M
$23.9K MX$412.4K
19.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.84 MUR 2,259
$39.86 MX$688
22.53%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.95 MUR 507
$26.78 MX$463
-59.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$25.61 MUR 1,184
$29.36 MX$507
-12.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.34 MUR 1,218
$53.4 MX$923
-50.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$26.09 MX$451
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.37 MUR 248
$6.40 MX$111
-16.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$154 MUR 7,107
$440 MX$7,607
-65.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,893 MUR 180.0K
$10.8K MX$185.7K
-63.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$29.92 MUR 1,384
$57.6 MX$995
-48.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.28 MUR 1,354
$45.02 MX$777
-34.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$65.5 MUR 3,028
$104 MX$1,792
-36.88%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$58.6 MUR 2,711
$108 MX$1,864
-45.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$268 MUR 12.4K
$1,013 MX$17.5K
-73.57%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$235 MUR 10.9K
$630 MX$10.9K
-62.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$507 MUR 23.5K
$2,162 MX$37.3K
-76.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$317 MUR 14.7K
$1,222 MX$21.1K
-74.04%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,793 MX$65.5K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,332 MX$40.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Vacoas
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$702 MUR 32.5K
$1,075 MX$18.6K
-34.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.25
11.34
-62.52%

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Last update for Vacoas: April 13, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: April 11, 2026

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