Cost of living in Cancun

Cancun, Mexico is Expensive overall. Monthly costs are about $1143 for one person and $2919 for a family of four, including rent.

How expensive is Cancun compared to other cities?

Cancun is 29% more expensive overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Cancun compare to your city?

Cancun is 56% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Cancun is, on average, 80% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Cancun?

Who is Cancun a good fit for?

Cancun is most realistic when moving with a strong job offer or relocation package. Without high income, the housing-driven price level can be difficult to sustain.

FAQ

Why is Cancun so expensive?

The high costs in Cancun are primarily driven by rent and utilities, which significantly impact overall living expenses.

Is food expensive in Cancun?

Food prices in Cancun are 19% higher than the European benchmark, contributing to the overall cost of living.

Is public transport affordable in Cancun?

Public transport in Cancun is 64% higher than the European benchmark, making it a costly option for residents.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
1143 $
Without Rent
631 $
Rent & Utilities
512 $
Food
405 $
Transport
144 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
668 $
GDP per Capita
13,926 $
Freedom Index
6.55
Lifespan
75 years
Speak English
13%
Population
889.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 10.1 $
Dinner 50.5 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 9.69 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.31 $
Capuccino 3.31 $
Coke, 330ml 1.45 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.37 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 2.46 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.71 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.02 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.49 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 6.58 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.02 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.92 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.62 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.03 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.83 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.13 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.29 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.78 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.81 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 9.23 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.18 $
Cigarette pack 4.06 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.6 $
Monthly Pass 51.6 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.23 $
Taxi, 8 km 23.8 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 34.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 12.8 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.2 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 65 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 102 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 30.4 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 358 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 893 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 649 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 1,094 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,179 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,468 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 668 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 11.34%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 23.8 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.55 $
Haircut 11.9 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 80.3 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 48.8 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 187 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 5,010 $

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Cancun vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 6% less expensive) Cancun vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 2% more expensive) Cancun vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 16% less expensive) Cancun vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 4% less expensive) Cancun vs San Juan (San Juan is 2% more expensive)
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Cancun vs Santiago (Santiago is 5% more expensive) Cancun vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 16% less expensive) Cancun vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 8% less expensive) Cancun vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 18% less expensive) Cancun vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 25% less expensive) Cancun vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 16% less expensive) Cancun vs Temuco (Temuco is 23% less expensive) Cancun vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 26% less expensive) Cancun vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 19% less expensive) Cancun vs Talca (Talca is 26% less expensive)
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Cancun vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 14% less expensive) Cancun vs Linden (Linden is 11% less expensive) Cancun vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 11% less expensive)
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Cancun vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 4% more expensive) Cancun vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 8% less expensive) Cancun vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 36% less expensive) Cancun vs Leon (Leon is 37% less expensive) Cancun vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 11% less expensive) Cancun vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 14% less expensive) Cancun vs Puebla (Puebla is 18% less expensive) Cancun vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 15% less expensive) Cancun vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 10% more expensive) Cancun vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 37% less expensive)
Suriname
Cancun vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 24% less expensive) Cancun vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 26% less expensive)
Ecuador
Cancun vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 20% less expensive) Cancun vs Quito (Quito is 21% less expensive) Cancun vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 33% less expensive) Cancun vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 48% less expensive) Cancun vs Duran (Duran is 29% less expensive) Cancun vs Machala (Machala is 48% less expensive) Cancun vs Manta (Manta is 24% less expensive) Cancun vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 34% less expensive) Cancun vs Loja (Loja is 46% less expensive) Cancun vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 43% less expensive)
Peru
Cancun vs Lima (Lima is 14% less expensive) Cancun vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 51% less expensive) Cancun vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 39% less expensive) Cancun vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 55% less expensive) Cancun vs Callao (Callao is 32% less expensive) Cancun vs Piura (Piura is 51% less expensive) Cancun vs Cusco (Cusco is 44% less expensive) Cancun vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 57% less expensive) Cancun vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 48% less expensive) Cancun vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 41% less expensive)
Venezuela
Cancun vs Caracas (Caracas is 9% less expensive) Cancun vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 38% less expensive) Cancun vs Valencia (Valencia is 31% less expensive) Cancun vs Maracay (Maracay is 36% less expensive) Cancun vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 37% less expensive) Cancun vs Barinas (Barinas is 30% less expensive) Cancun vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 22% less expensive) Cancun vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 17% less expensive) Cancun vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 24% less expensive) Cancun vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 20% less expensive)
Colombia
Cancun vs Bogota (Bogota is 24% less expensive) Cancun vs Medellin (Medellin is 24% less expensive) Cancun vs Cali (Cali is 36% less expensive) Cancun vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 31% less expensive) Cancun vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 35% less expensive) Cancun vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 52% less expensive) Cancun vs Soacha (Soacha is 35% less expensive) Cancun vs Soledad (Soledad is 27% less expensive) Cancun vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 58% less expensive) Cancun vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 44% less expensive)
Brazil
Cancun vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 11% less expensive) Cancun vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 16% less expensive) Cancun vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 29% less expensive) Cancun vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 37% less expensive) Cancun vs Salvador (Salvador is 35% less expensive) Cancun vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 31% less expensive) Cancun vs Manaus (Manaus is 30% less expensive) Cancun vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 33% less expensive) Cancun vs Recife (Recife is 32% less expensive) Cancun vs Goiania (Goiania is 43% less expensive)
Argentina
Cancun vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 20% less expensive) Cancun vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 19% less expensive) Cancun vs Rosario (Rosario is 45% less expensive) Cancun vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 39% less expensive) Cancun vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 35% less expensive) Cancun vs Salta (Salta is 36% less expensive) Cancun vs San Juan (San Juan is 42% less expensive) Cancun vs Lanus (Lanus is 29% less expensive) Cancun vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 66% less expensive) Cancun vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 38% less expensive)
Bolivia
Cancun vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 33% less expensive) Cancun vs La Paz (La Paz is 41% less expensive) Cancun vs El Alto (El Alto is 44% less expensive) Cancun vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 53% less expensive) Cancun vs Sucre (Sucre is 42% less expensive) Cancun vs Oruro (Oruro is 47% less expensive) Cancun vs Potosi (Potosi is 56% less expensive) Cancun vs Tarija (Tarija is 45% less expensive) Cancun vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 53% less expensive) Cancun vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 33% less expensive)
Paraguay
Cancun vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 42% less expensive) Cancun vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 54% less expensive) Cancun vs Luque (Luque is 47% less expensive) Cancun vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 46% less expensive) Cancun vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 54% less expensive) Cancun vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 64% less expensive) Cancun vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 55% less expensive) Cancun vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 53% less expensive) Cancun vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 53% less expensive)