Cost of Living in
Oaxaca

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$833	$1762
Without rent	$524	$1059
Rent & Utilities	$275.1	$541.06
Food	$328	$770
Transport	$63.57	$172.5
Monthly salary after tax	$487.99
Quality of life	25.71
Population	583.6K

The cost of living in Oaxaca is $833, which is 1 times more expensive than the average in Oaxaca. Oaxaca ranked 1st most expensive in Oaxaca.

The average salary after taxes in Oaxaca is $487.99, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months.

Oaxaca

We calculate prices for Oaxaca State as a population-weighted mean of 81 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	$833	1 / 0
Without rent	$524	1 / 0
Rent & Utilities	$275.1	1 / 0
Food	$328	1 / 0
Transport	$63.57	1 / 0

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	266.4$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	133.99$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	669.46$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	341.9$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	54.23$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	98.29$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	26.64$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.72$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	486$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1769$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	8.34$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	18.95$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	7.09$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.76$
Cappuccino	3.37$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.94$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.55$
Monthly ticket local transport	24.45$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	9.95$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.87$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.42$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.26$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.15$
Eggs, x12	2.4$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.46$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.94$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	9$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.92$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.15$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.59$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.26$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.97$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.35$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	1.01$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.31$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	10.68$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.74$
Cigarette pack	2.57$
Cold medicince, 1 week	6.34$
Hair Shampoo	4.57$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.86$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.29$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	25.8$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	3.52$
Doctor's visit	27.11$
Haircut, simple	6.55$
Brand Jeans	42.91$
Brand Sneakers	59.24$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	179.88$
International Primary School, 1 year	2528$

Cost of living in other countries

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

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

Cost of Living in Oaxaca

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones