Cost of Living Comparison Between Zacatecas and Balti Cost of Living Comparison Between Zacatecas and Balti

🙂 Solo nomad: Zacatecas is 14.9% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Zacatecas is 11.8% cheaper than Balti without rent, and 38.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.00 MX$107
$8.02 MDL 138
-25.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.28 MX$560
$36.80 MDL 635
-15.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.09 MX$127
$7.57 MDL 131
-6.34%
Cappuccino
$2.88 MX$51.5
$1.61 MDL 27.74
78.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.18 MX$21.09
$0.94 MDL 16.18
25.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 MX$13.52
$0.65 MDL 11.20
16.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.89 MX$33.91
$1.74 MDL 29.95
8.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.76 MX$67.3
$2.26 MDL 39.03
66.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.35 MX$24.15
$1.27 MDL 21.95
6.30%
White Bread (500g)
$2.06 MX$36.91
$0.42 MDL 7.28
390.48%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.56 MX$27.99
$1.51 MDL 25.97
3.31%
Eggs
$2.16 MX$38.68
$1.63 MDL 28.06
32.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.16 MX$128
$9.22 MDL 159
-22.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.74 MX$103
$4.58 MDL 79.0
25.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.39 MX$168
$8.79 MDL 152
6.83%
Apples (1kg)
$1.77 MX$31.70
$0.89 MDL 15.30
98.88%
Banana (1kg)
$1.51 MX$27.02
$1.78 MDL 30.65
-15.17%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.84 MX$32.91
$1.55 MDL 26.73
18.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.38 MX$24.70
$2.10 MDL 36.27
-34.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.75 MX$31.32
$0.69 MDL 11.96
153.62%
Onion (1kg)
$2.01 MX$36.05
$0.59 MDL 10.13
240.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.37 MX$24.56
$1.32 MDL 22.72
3.79%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 MX$14.66
$0.87 MDL 15.03
-5.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.31 MX$77.2
$3.29 MDL 56.7
31.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.20 MX$200
$4.68 MDL 80.7
139.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.61 MX$28.75
$1.22 MDL 21.01
31.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.17 MX$56.7
$1.98 MDL 34.14
60.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 MX$9.17
$0.36 MDL 6.22
41.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$16.02 MX$287
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.14 MX$38.24
$2.03 MDL 34.93
5.42%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.00 MX$17.96
$0.27 MDL 4.70
270.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.46 MX$205
$5.28 MDL 91.1
117.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 MX$23.53
$1.37 MDL 23.66
-4.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23.4K MX$418.2K
$31.8K MDL 549.0K
-26.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.6K MX$439.5K
$30.4K MDL 524.8K
-19.29%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$22.42 MX$401
$173 MDL 2,983
-87.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.07 MX$145
$4.76 MDL 82.0
69.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.53 MX$439
$10.63 MDL 183
130.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.58 MX$422
$41.25 MDL 712
-42.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.16 MX$146
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Cinema Ticket
$4.25 MX$76.1
$4.78 MDL 82.4
-11.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$189 MX$3,378
$116 MDL 2,004
62.48%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,166 MX$56.7K
$5,543 MDL 95.6K
-42.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$44.12 MX$790
$65.4 MDL 1,128
-32.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.51 MX$743
$53.9 MDL 930
-23.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.5 MX$1,566
$112 MDL 1,932
-21.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$42.11 MX$754
$125 MDL 2,153
-66.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$239 MX$4,280
$410 MDL 7,066
-41.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$389 MX$6,962
$298 MDL 5,145
30.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$371 MX$6,637
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$756 MX$13.5K
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$1,469 MDL 25.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$619 MX$11.1K
$1,029 MDL 17.8K
-39.91%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Zacatecas
Balti
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$911 MX$16.3K
$431 MDL 7,430
111.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.48
9.24
24.24%

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

Last update for Zacatecas: March 1, 2026

Last update for Balti: March 2, 2026

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