Cost of Living in Huatulco, 🇲🇽 Mexico - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 5 $2,250 $1,200 $2,000 $450 $75

Utilities 21 — $76 $130 $54 —

Internet & Mobile 20 21 $41 $41 $57 $41 $1

Groceries 6 7 8 12 $120 $300 $690 $250 $6

Transportation 2 24 17 $155 $80 $200 $48 $15

Dining Out 4 19 $700 $310 $520 $74 $35

Leisure Activities 5 21 $235 $125 $380 $45 $32

Health Insurance 25 21 $63 $163 $326 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 26 27 28 — $55 $110 — —

Total $3,564 $2,350 $4,413 $962 $166

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $1,200.00 $950 – $2,000 per month

Coworking Space 22 $189.96 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 29 $2,250.00 $1,400 – $3,400 per month

Coliving Space 23 $1,600.00 per month

Food & Dining

Water (1.5L bottle) 9 $0.79 per bottle

Coffee 4 $3.53 per cup

Beer 14 21 $2.98 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 21 4 $6.51 per meal

Fast Food Combo 19 $5.37 per meal

Apples 8 $2.17 per kg

Bread 13 $2.93 per loaf

Milk 12 $1.57 per liter

Rice 6 $1.90 per kg

Chicken Fillets 7 $9.34 per kg

Beef 11 $12.21 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 10 $8.14 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 4 $32.57 per meal

Transportation

Taxi Start 24 2 $3.26 per trip

Taxi per km 2 24 $0.98 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 24 $32.56 per month

Gasoline 17 $1.30 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 2 24 $6.51 per trip

Scooter Rental 21 $189.96 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 20 21 $16.28 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 21 $24.37 per month

Gym Membership 21 $62.41 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $16.03 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 20 $2.71 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $6.30 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $42.92 per pair

Summer Dress $37.20 per dress

Running Shoes $85.85 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $8.58 per visit

Laundry $5.15 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 21 16 $21.71 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 15 $3.26 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 18.4253 MXN on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mazatlán

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1259.13 2250
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 543.72 1200
- Apples 2.58 2.17
- Beef 12.59 12.21
- Beer 3.15 2.98
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- Bread 2 2.93
- Chicken Fillets 6.3 9.34
- Coffee 2.58 3.53
- Coliving Space 629.57 1600
- Coworking Space 160.25 189.96
- Dining Out local 45.79, nomad 858.5, expat 143.08, family 171.7 local 74, nomad 700, expat 310, family 520, tourist 35
- Doctor Visit (GP) 31.48 21.71
- Fast Food Combo 7.44 5.37
- Gasoline 1.26 1.3
- Groceries local 200.32, nomad 85.85, expat 286.17, family 686.8, tourist 0 local 250, nomad 120, expat 300, family 690, tourist 6
- Gym Membership 31.48 62.41
- Health Insurance local 17.17, nomad 68.68, expat 114.47, family 286.17, tourist 5.72 local 0, nomad 63, expat 162.82, family 326, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 286.17, nomad 1030.2, expat 515.1, family 801.26, tourist 85.85 local 450, nomad 2250, expat 1200, family 2000, tourist 75
- Internet & Mobile local 22.89, nomad 68.68, expat 45.79, family 57.23, tourist 0 local 40.65, family 56.93, tourist 0.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 42.92 24.37
- Leisure Activities local 17.17, nomad 171.7, expat 85.85, family 143.08, tourist 34.34 local 45, nomad 235, expat 125, family 380, tourist 32
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.01 6.51
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 51.51 32.57
- Milk 1.6 1.57
- Mobile Plan 16.03 16.28
- Monthly Transport Pass 31.48 32.56
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 8.58 3.26
- Rice 1.6 1.9
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.44 6.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 10.87 2.71
- Scooter Rental 21.18 189.96
- Taxi Start 3.15 3.26
- Taxi per km 1.14 0.98
- Transportation local 45.79, nomad 143.08, expat 85.85, family 200.32, tourist 17.17 local 48, nomad 155, expat 80, family 200, tourist 15
- Utilities local 34.34, nomad 68.68, expat 57.23, family 114.47, tourist 0 local 54, nomad 0, expat 76, family 130, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 40.06, family 85.85 local 0, expat 55, family 110
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.14 0.79
- Wine (Mid-range) 16.03 8.14
Airbnb (1 month) euro conversion now cites the pinned 9 November 2026 ECB reference rate (api.frankfurter.dev); SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) rests on the official AT&T activation recarga of MXN 50

Huatulco cost of living