Cost of living in Cancun, Mexico

The cost of living in Cancun, Mexico is approximately 1143 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 2919 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Cancun

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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Uruguay

Cancun vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 16% more expensive) Cancun vs Salto (Salto is 14% less expensive) Cancun vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 2% more expensive) Cancun vs Rivera (Rivera is 34% less expensive) Cancun vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 15% less expensive) Cancun vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 33% less expensive) Cancun vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 27% less expensive) Cancun vs Melo (Melo is 36% less expensive) Cancun vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 10% less expensive) Cancun vs Artigas (Artigas is 23% less expensive)

Trinidad And Tobago

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)

Chile

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)

Guyana

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)

Mexico

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)