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

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 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 21 1 7 8 9 27 $1,737 $1,109 $1,256 $678 $81

Utilities 1 28 — $51 $81 $51 —

Internet & Mobile 23 3 $16 $42 $78 $42 $0

Groceries 1 25 $90 $280 $480 $165 $12

Transportation 1 10 11 29 $122 $71 $320 $35 $15

Dining Out 1 26 $651 $280 $520 $108 $52

Leisure Activities 22 34 40 1 $104 $49 $1,960 $36 $25

Health Insurance 4 $68 $110 $380 $30 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 18 19 20 — $55 $110 — —

Total $2,788 $2,047 $5,185 $1,145 $187

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 21 1 $678.00 $515 – $1,357 per month

Coworking Space 5 6 $136.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 9 27 $1,737.00 $1,357 – $2,171 per month

Coliving Space 7 8 $500.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 31 1 $3.76 per cup

Beer 42 1 $3.15 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 32 43 1 $10.85 per meal

Fast Food Combo 26 1 $5.37 per meal

Apples 1 25 $2.98 per kg

Bread 1 25 $2.39 per loaf

Milk 25 24 $1.63 per liter

Rice 1 25 $1.92 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 25 $8.35 per kg

Beef 1 25 $11.98 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 41 1 $10.80 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33 1 $51.56 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 38 $0.92 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 1 29 $1.30 per trip

Taxi per km 1 29 $0.44 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 10 11 $19.54 per month

Gasoline 30 2 $1.29 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 1 29 $5.15 per trip

Scooter Rental 14 $27.08 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $16.28 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 23 $26.05 per month

Gym Membership 22 $32.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 40 1 $13.55 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $2.71 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 34 1 $3.20 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 35 1 $39.08 per pair

Summer Dress 36 1 $40.65 per dress

Running Shoes 37 $108.44 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 17 $10.85 per visit

Laundry 16 $1.90 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 12 13 $46.13 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 39 44 45 46 1 $10.85 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 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 Hanoi, Medellín, Mérida, Lima, Bangkok

Numbeo CDMX groceries, dining, utilities, leisure (Oct 2025 Wayback)Index
Mexico Octane-95 gasoline MXN 28.38/L (12 Oct 2026)Index
AT&T Prepago MXN 50–300 packs (30-day data tiers)Official
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
WeWork CDMX coworking from MEX$3,459/mo (Wayback)Listings
Homework Revolución coworking from MXN 2,500/moListings
U-CO Roma Norte private room from USD 500/moListings
Covive coliving Roma from MXN 16,500/moListings
Holafly coliving guide — Roma furnished studio band MXN 15–20kSecondary
Metrobús fare MXN 6 (Line 4 airport MXN 30)Official
Metro CDMX fare MXN 5 confirmed for 2026Secondary
Doctoralia CDMX GP consult listings from MXN 850Listings
Farmacias Similares consulta MXN 60 weekdaysSecondary
Econduce Premium MXN 499/mo membership (2022 tariff table, Wayback)Secondary
UK FCDO Mexico tourist entry / FMMOfficial
DryClean Premium CDMX lavandería MXN 28/kgListings
SpendSanity CDMX men’s haircut rangeSecondary
DOF temporary resident guidelines (economic solvency)Official
SRE San Diego 2026 temporary resident visa USD 56 consular feeOfficial
INM 2026 temporary resident card fee MXN 11,141 (1 year)Official
Urbano Inmobiliaria CDMX 1BR rents MXN 9,490–28,000/moListings
Smart Fit Plan Black MXN 599/moOfficial
izzi 100–120 Mbps regular MXN 480/moOfficial
Soriana en línea Leche Lala Entera 1 L MXN 38.90Listings
PROFECO Oct 2026 grocery medians (Lala MXN 30 at Soriana Híper)Secondary
McDonald's México McTrío mediano McPollo MXN 99Secondary
Airbnb Mexico City monthly-stay categoryListings
CFE domestic tariff tiers (utility estimate inputs)Official
CDMX taxi fare calculator (taxímetro band cross-check)Secondary
CDMX Magna avg MXN 23.81/L (25 Oct 2026, CNE via GasolinerasMX)Secondary
Café Don Justo CDMX cappuccino MXN 69 (270 ml)Listings
CDMX fonda / comida corrida price band up to MXN 200Official
Meroma Roma Norte menu (beer, mid-range dinner items)Listings
Cinépolis Bucareli general ticket MXN 59Secondary
Levi's 501 Original Jeans MXN 720 (sale list MXN 1,799)Listings
Zara vestido estampado flores MXN 749Listings
Nike Quest 7 running shoe MXN 1,999Official
Ofix Epura agua purificada 1.5 L MXN 17Listings
Farmacias Similares paracetamol 500 mg 10 tabs MXN 8Listings
Tennis Life Tepepan weekend court MXN 250/h (12:00–18:00)Listings
Soriana Faustino VII Tempranillo 750 ml MXN 199Listings
Tacos Los Alexis Roma Norte beer Carta Blanca MXN 58Listings
Fonda La Terraza comida corrida 4 tiempos MXN 70 (dine-in)Listings
Farmacias Similares paracetamol/cafeína 20 tabs MXN 27Listings
Farmacias Similares Sedalmerck cold tabs MXN 39 (promo)Listings
Farmacias Similares Vick Pyrena sob MXN 24Listings

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2125.76 1737
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1258.67 678
- Apples 3.08 2.98
- Beef 11.75 11.98
- Beer 4.2 3.15
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- Bread 2.52 2.39
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 8.35
- Cinema Ticket 5.87 3.2
- Coffee 3.64 3.76
- Coliving Space 923.03 500
- Coworking Space 268.52 136
- Dining Out local 123.07, nomad 923.03, expat 436.34, family 671.29, tourist 78.32 local 108, nomad 651, expat 280, family 520, tourist 52
- Doctor Visit (GP) 41.96 46.13
- Fast Food Combo 9.79 5.37
- Gasoline 1.5 1.29
- Groceries local 251.73, nomad 123.07, expat 363.62, family 811.14, tourist 8.39 local 165, nomad 90, expat 280, family 480, tourist 12
- Gym Membership 61.54 32.51
- Haircut 19.58 10.85
- Health Insurance local 25.17, nomad 78.32, expat 156.63, family 419.56, tourist 6.71 local 30, nomad 68, expat 110, family 380, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 475.5, nomad 1566.35, expat 978.97, family 1790.11, tourist 117.48 local 678, nomad 1737, expat 1109, family 1256, tourist 81
- Internet & Mobile local 33.56, nomad 67.13, expat 53.14, family 100.69, tourist 4.48 local 42.33, nomad 16.28, family 78, tourist 0.35
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 30.77 26.05
- Jeans 67.13 39.08
- Laundry 2.52 1.9
- Leisure Activities local 67.13, nomad 363.62, expat 251.73, family 447.53, tourist 33.56 local 36, nomad 104, expat 49, family 1960, tourist 25
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.07 10.85
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 72.72 51.56
- Milk 1.59 1.63
- Mobile Plan 25.17 16.28
- Monthly Transport Pass 25.17 19.54
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 12.31 10.85
- Rice 1.79 1.92
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.15 5.15
- Running Shoes 123.07 108.44
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 13.99 2.71
- Scooter Rental 3.64 27.08
- Summer Dress 53.14 40.65
- Taxi Start 0.84 1.3
- Taxi per km 0.53 0.44
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 25.17 13.55
- Transportation local 33.56, nomad 195.79, expat 123.07, family 419.56, tourist 25.17 local 35, nomad 122, expat 71, family 320, tourist 15
- Utilities local 36.36, nomad 0, expat 78.32, family 156.63, tourist 0 local 51, nomad 0, family 81, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 67.13, family 134.26 local 0, expat 55, family 110
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.12 0.92
- Wine (Mid-range) 17.9 10.8

Mexico City cost of living