Cost of Living in
Mexico

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1007	$2391
Without rent	$554	$1583
Rent & Utilities	$325.02	$737.12
Food	$322	$966
Transport	$112.54	$280.19
Monthly salary after tax	$561.3
Quality of life	62.38
Population	9.2K

The cost of living in Mexico is $1007, which is 1 times more expensive than the average in Mexico. Mexico ranked 46th most expensive in Mexico.

The average salary after taxes in Mexico is $561.3, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months.

Mexico

We calculate prices for Mexico State as a population-weighted mean of 532 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1007	46 / 50
Without rent	$554	40 / 50
Rent & Utilities	$325.02	31 / 50
Food	$322	26 / 50
Transport	$112.54	46 / 50

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	444.04$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	311.51$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	726.95$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	792.79$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	29.99$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	51.17$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	31.17$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	589$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	494$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	9.05$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	35.56$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	6.16$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.64$
Cappuccino	3.05$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.01$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.42$
Monthly ticket local transport	29.08$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	19.02$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.11$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.23$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.47$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.29$
Eggs, x12	2.28$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.5$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.07$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	8.32$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.07$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.13$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.02$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.9$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.93$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.46$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.55$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.48$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	12.68$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.17$
Cigarette pack	4.36$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.8$
Hair Shampoo	3.53$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.65$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.37$

Gym Membership, 1 month	39.25$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	3.2$
Doctor's visit	47.33$
Haircut, simple	9.85$
Brand Jeans	57.56$
Brand Sneakers	84.5$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	244.73$
International Primary School, 1 year	11719$

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Nuevo Leon	$2527
2	Tamaulipas	$2499
3	Monterrey	$1260
4	Mexico State	$1083
5	Mazatlan	$1081
6	Morelos	$1002
7	Villahermosa	$976
8	Tijuana	$953
9	Merida (Mexico)	$952
10	Tonala	$935
11	Queretaro	$908
12	Naucalpan	$875
13	State of Mexico	$875
14	San Nicolas de los Garza	$843
15	Valparaiso (Mexico)	$839
16	San Salvador (Mexico)	$838
17	Oaxaca	$833
18	Zapopan	$833
19	Reynosa	$815
20	Quintana Roo	$813
21	Mexicali	$810
22	Michoacan	$810
23	Saltillo	$808
24	Tabasco	$793
25	Santa Barbara (Mexico)	$791
26	Nayarit	$778
27	Morelia	$771
28	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$768
29	San Francisco (Mexico)	$766
30	Texcoco	$758
31	Minatitlan	$733
32	San Luis Potosi	$730
33	Tlalnepantla	$723
34	Tlaxcala	$712
35	Torreon	$703
36	Sinaloa	$696
37	Tepic	$687
38	San Nicolas Buenos Aires	$663
39	Palau	$650
40	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$638
41	Yucatan	$634
42	Veracruz	$630
43	Zongolica	$625
44	Puebla	$621
45	Zaragoza (Mexico)	$620
46	Mexico City	$593
47	Tlaquepaque	$590
48	Zacatecas	$590
49	Xalapa	$493
50	Nuevo Laredo	$453
51	Monaco	$7654
52	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
53	Singapore	$3385
54	Neuchatel	$3164
55	Ile-de-France	$2736
56	Zurich	$2715
57	California	$2710
58	Queretaro	$2187
59	United States	$2149
60	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
61	Aland	$2038
62	Ostergotland	$1978
63	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
64	Hoki	$1897
65	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
66	Liege	$1878
67	Plzen	$1831
68	South Pyongan	$1816
69	Hokkaido	$1802
70	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
71	Nampo	$1690
72	Jonkoping	$1661
73	Rikuchu	$1633
74	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
75	Caceres	$1564
76	Holguin	$1508
77	Usti nad Labem	$1462
78	Cadiz	$1459
79	Orebro	$1456
80	Kavala	$1444
81	Limon	$1428
82	Al Bahah	$1394
83	Colon (Panama)	$1391
84	Zlin	$1388
85	Vastmanland	$1381
86	Omi	$1355
87	Tacuarembo	$1343
88	Siauliai County	$1329
89	Ahuachapan	$1327
90	Shimosa	$1324
91	Ciego de Avila	$1316
92	Tokai	$1300
93	Xanthi	$1280
94	Dembeni	$1275
95	Panama	$1271
96	Bayamon	$1269
97	Paysandu	$1264
98	Usulutan	$1259
99	Zilina	$1252
100	Hyuga	$1251
101	Guantanamo	$1238
102	Panama	$1234
103	Ioannina	$1231
104	Igdir	$1230
105	Panama Oeste	$1230
106	San-Pedro	$1203
107	Klaipeda	$1201
108	Tillaberi	$1200
109	Etchu	$1194
110	Vlore	$1194
111	Constanta	$1189
112	Kai	$1170
113	Pinar del Rio	$1161
114	Riga Planning Region	$1154
115	Camaguey	$1149
116	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
117	Lodz	$1132
118	Chania	$1130
119	Causeni	$1128
120	Presov	$1128
121	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
122	Kermanshah	$1116
123	Franche-Comte	$1113
124	Yoro	$1112
125	Tekirdag	$1111
126	Zambezia	$1107
127	Bahia	$1102
128	Setubal	$1097
129	Drama	$1085
130	Kastoria	$1081
131	Suo	$1080
132	Balikesir	$1075
133	Thies	$1074
134	Trencin	$1063
135	Serres	$1060
136	Dubasari	$1050
137	Rethymno	$1045
138	Equateur	$1036
139	Espirito Santo	$1034
140	Suchitepequez	$1030
141	Haut-Uele	$1027
142	Gabu	$1019
143	Straseni	$1015
144	Brasov	$1014
145	Goias	$1013
146	Boke	$1007
147	Mexico	$1007
148	Totomi	$995
149	Siauliai	$994
150	Colon (Cuba)	$992
151	Banska Bystrica	$983
152	Panevezys	$969
153	Iasi	$963
154	Sao Paulo	$961
155	Kozuke	$956
156	Klaipeda County	$952
157	Izmir	$949
158	Osumi	$945
159	Kutahya	$934
160	Quilpue	$930
161	Hradec Kralove	$929
162	Kasai	$920
163	Kasai-Oriental	$919
164	Gueckedou	$918
165	Michoacan	$908
166	Eskisehir	$906
167	Extreme-Nord	$900
168	Solola	$897
169	Timis	$890
170	Bafata	$878
171	Kahramanmaras	$878
172	Usak	$877
173	Guatemala	$876
174	Uige	$872
175	Dien Bien	$871
176	Estado de Mexico	$864
177	Yucatan	$864
178	Durres	$856
179	Guaira	$856
180	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
181	Diyarbakir	$850
182	Cotui	$846
183	Ceara	$845
184	Francisco Morazan	$845
185	Botosani	$841
186	Esteli	$838
187	Buzau	$834
188	Botosani	$829
189	Forecariah	$826
190	Kirikkale	$816
191	Maan	$816
192	San Luis Potosi	$814
193	Boyaca	$812
194	Tucuman	$812
195	Caras-Severin	$810
196	Neuquen	$806
197	Bekes	$799
198	Hoki Province	$787
199	Adiyaman	$779
200	Arges	$779
201	Neamt	$777
202	Raska	$771
203	Atlantico	$768
204	Marijampole	$762
205	Para	$756
206	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
207	Ialomita	$751
208	Veszprem	$751
209	Wasit	$751
210	Huila	$747
211	Sirvan	$747
212	Canakkale	$743
213	Aydin	$733
214	Elazig	$730
215	Chisinau	$726
216	Nuevo Leon	$720
217	Shkoder	$718
218	Korce	$710
219	Khuzestan	$708
220	Copiapo	$705
221	Bazega	$694
222	Curico	$692
223	Hamadan	$689
224	Mures	$683
225	Passore	$680
226	Braila	$675
227	Oueme	$671
228	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
229	Iasi	$668
230	Djibouti	$666
231	Rezekne	$664
232	Laayoune	$660
233	Nghe An	$657
234	Awash	$655
235	Elazig	$650
236	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
237	Gilan	$644
238	Meknes	$634
239	Mures	$633
240	Khenifra	$631
241	Tuyen Quang	$628
242	Bacau	$624
243	Paraguari	$622
244	Caras-Severin	$620
245	Piaui	$620
246	Binh Phuoc	$612
247	Osh	$608
248	Chuy Province	$607
249	Vinh Long	$607
250	Anse-a-Veau	$604
251	Dambovita	$604
252	Medias	$602
253	Koulpelogo	$595
254	Anosy	$594
255	Rio San Juan	$590
256	Bac Lieu	$587
257	Ninh Thuan	$585
258	Setif	$582
259	Duzce	$573
260	Ain Beida	$572
261	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
262	Agri	$569
263	Maramures	$569
264	Al Mahwit	$568
265	Hau Giang	$567
266	Dak Lak	$566
267	Al Hoceima	$562
268	Nis	$561
269	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
270	Cadiz	$542
271	Valcea	$542
272	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
273	Bac Giang	$536
274	Soc Trang	$535
275	Miragoane	$533
276	Bechar	$531
277	Menaka	$525
278	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
279	Karbala	$522
280	Lere	$516
281	Stavropol	$514
282	Yen Bai	$513
283	Kirklareli	$512
284	Hajjah	$507
285	Son La	$502
286	San Andres	$500
287	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
288	Sadah	$495
289	Dhaka	$489
290	Sale	$489
291	Corum	$484
292	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
293	Binh Dinh	$480
294	Oulmes	$480
295	Caaguazu	$478
296	Arta	$476
297	Dong Nai	$473
298	Lang Son	$470
299	Salar	$470
300	Kenitra	$467
301	Quang Tri	$466
302	Ayni	$465
303	Dong Thap	$463
304	Narino	$462
305	Maharashtra	$461
306	Quang Ninh	$453
307	Nam Dinh	$448
308	Ain Temouchent	$444
309	Thanh Hoa	$444
310	Sanaa	$443
311	MSila	$441
312	Binh Duong	$438
313	Homs	$436
314	Khemisset	$435
315	Medenine	$433
316	Ca Mau	$431
317	Kebili	$431
318	Thua Thien Hue	$431
319	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
320	Ain Defla	$426
321	Mazandaran	$426
322	Binh Thuan	$424
323	Tamba	$423
324	Jaen (Peru)	$422
325	Tetouan	$414
326	Al Bayda	$412
327	Ysyk-Kol	$411
328	Tebessa	$409
329	Bejaia	$405
330	Misratah	$399
331	Baghlan	$398
332	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
333	Daharia	$393
334	Al Bayda	$390
335	San Joaquin	$389
336	Tay Ninh	$389
337	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
338	Kien Giang	$381
339	Saida	$381
340	Gabes	$377
341	Kosice	$372
342	Sabha	$365
343	Bihar	$363
344	Kien Giang	$363
345	Quang Nam	$363
346	Samana	$360
347	Medea	$333
348	Ben Tre	$324
349	Naama	$302

Cost of Living in Mexico

Cost of living in Cities by population

Grajales

Villa Donato Guerra

Jerez de Garcia Salinas

Fresnillo

La Higuerita

Monte Escobedo

Rio Grande

Tecoh

Maxcanu

Akil

Tecax

Tixkokob

Tzucacab

Oxkutzkab

Hunucma

Halacho

Merida (Yucatan)

Izamal

Tekit

Peto

Uman

Motul

Ticul

Acanceh

Mazapil

La Junta

Capilla de Guadalupe

Las Maravillas

Tizimin

Isla

Kanasin

Progreso

Pueblo Viejo

Guadalupe

Tepetlan

Tepechitlan

Huejucar

Tlaltenango de Sanchez Roman

Nochistlan de Mejia

Juchipila

Santa Maria Xadani

Sombrerete

General Panfilo Natera

Tlahuiltepa

Jaltenango

Juan Aldama

Villanueva (Zacatecas)

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States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones