Cost of living in Mexico

The cost of living in Mexico is approximately 889 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2187 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Mexico

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
889 $
Without Rent
489 $
Rent & Utilities
400 $
Food
330 $
Transport
78 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
710 $
GDP per Capita
13,926 $
Freedom Index
6.55
Lifespan
75 years
Speak English
13%
Population
125.0M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 9.2 $
Dinner 32.2 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 7.35 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.26 $
Capuccino 3.29 $
Coke, 330ml 1.13 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.33 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.9 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.45 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.23 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.98 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 7.09 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 10.5 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.42 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.3 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.62 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.52 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.69 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.68 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.62 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.7 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 11.5 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.44 $
Cigarette pack 3.62 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.57 $
Monthly Pass 27.5 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.16 $
Taxi, 8 km 11.7 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 32.8 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 5.51 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.31 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.83 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.77 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 36 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 56 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 24.9 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 301 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 581 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 490 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 928 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,726 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,355 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 71 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 11.44%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 36.2 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.34 $
Haircut 9.71 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 83.6 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 48.6 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 26 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 5,383 $

Cities in Mexico by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Cancun
$631
Merida
$583
Mexico City
$579
Tijuana
$578
Mazatlan
$566
Zapopan
$563
Monterrey
$559
Guadalajara
$543
Puebla
$532
Hermosillo
$526
Tlalnepantla
$522
Guadalupe
$512
San Luis Potosi
$508
Ciudad Juarez
$506
Mexicali
$504
Naucalpan
$504
Chihuahua
$502
Apodaca
$501
Villahermosa
$495
Queretaro
$495
Saltillo
$488
San Nicolas de los Garza
$488
Morelia
$486
Ensenada
$470
Culiacan
$468
Reynosa
$468
Cuernavaca
$463
Torreon
$457
Leon
$453
Irapuato
$452
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$450
Durango
$450
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$449
Aguascalientes
$449
Gomez Palacio
$448
Veracruz
$443
Matamoros
$436
Acapulco
$422
Tepic
$415
Tuxtla Gutierrez
$414
Celaya
$413
Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$411
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$398
Nuevo Laredo
$396
Xalapa
$393
Tlaquepaque
$383
Minatitlan
$377
Ecatepec de Morelos
$376