Cost of Living in Querétaro, 🇲🇽 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 2 9 10 13 $766 $766 $767 $478 $100

Utilities 26 1 — $38 $58 $38 —

Internet & Mobile 18 7 $42 $42 $59 $42 $1

Groceries 1 21 $140 $280 $720 $225 $8

Transportation 4 14 $165 $95 $320 $45 $22

Dining Out 1 22 $500 $210 $580 $120 $72

Leisure Activities 17 19 23 $102 $56 $1,691 $37 $16

Health Insurance 8 $63 $152 $380 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 15 16 — $55 $110 — —

Total $1,778 $1,694 $4,685 $985 $221

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 1 $478.00 $353 – $787 per month

Coworking Space 6 $114.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 13 1 $766.00 $500 – $1,250 per month

Coliving Space 9 $488.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $4.27 per cup

Beer 1 $3.66 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 $10.70 per meal

Fast Food Combo 22 1 $5.37 per meal

Apples 1 21 $3.51 per kg

Bread 1 21 $2.48 per loaf

Milk 21 1 $1.63 per liter

Rice 1 21 $1.93 per kg

Chicken Fillets 1 21 $10.10 per kg

Beef 1 21 $14.60 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 1 $17.90 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 $46.60 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $1.26 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 14 $2.17 per trip

Taxi per km 14 $1.49 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 4 5 $24.48 per month

Gasoline 12 11 $1.24 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 14 $9.63 per trip

Scooter Rental 24 $192.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 7 $16.28 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 18 $26.05 per month

Gym Membership 17 $32.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $19.02 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $2.71 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $4.67 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $54.30 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $43.00 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $103.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 1 $12.90 per visit

Laundry 25 $1.52 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 20 $27.12 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $6.34 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, Mexico City, Lima

Livingcost.org Querétaro prices (updated Jun 2026)Index
Urbano Inmobiliaria Querétaro 1BR rents MXN 14,500–29,400/moListings
Querétaro 1BR typical MXN 8,800; range MXN 6,500–13,000 (2026)Secondary
AMEQ Qrobus Bono mensual program (official)Official
Bono Qrobus MXN 451/month unlimited; 10 trips/day capSecondary
Startpoint Coworking Full MXN 2,100/monthOfficial
AT&T México Prepago MXN 300/30d/6GB; chip activation ≥ MXN 50Official
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Habitee private room MXN 9,000/monthListings
Smart Nomad Casa Iris coliving from USD 160/weekListings
Mexico Octane-95 gasoline MXN 28.37/L (19 Oct 2026)Index
Querétaro gasoline Magna from MXN 22.79/L (22 Oct 2026)Secondary
Airbnb Santiago de Querétaro monthly-stay categoryListings
Querétaro taxi base MXN 40 + MXN 27.5/km (day rate)Secondary
SRE San Diego 2026 temporary resident visa USD 56 feeOfficial
INM 2026 temporary resident card fee MXN 11,141 (1 year)Official
Smart Fit Plan Black MXN 599/moOfficial
izzi 100–120 Mbps regular MXN 480/moOfficial
Cinépolis Antea Querétaro general ticket MXN 86Secondary
Doctoralia Querétaro GP consultas from MXN 500Listings
PROFECO Oct 2026 grocery medians (Lala MXN 30 at Soriana Híper)Secondary
McDonald's México McTrío mediano McPollo MXN 99Secondary
JFK Querétaro elementary tuition MXN 15,286/month (2025–26)Secondary
DiDi Rentalika motoneta MXN 118/day monthly planSecondary
DryClean Premium lavandería MXN 28/kg (national chain proxy)Listings
CFE domestic tariff tiers (utility estimate inputs)Official
UK FCDO Mexico tourist entry / FMMOfficial

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1342.58 766
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 699.26 478
- Apples 3.24 3.51
- Beef 12.03 14.6
- Beer 3.08 3.66
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- Bread 2.35 2.48
- Chicken Fillets 9.23 10.1
- Cinema Ticket 5.31 4.67
- Coffee 3.64 4.27
- Coliving Space 548.22 488
- Coworking Space 179.01 114
- Dining Out local 134.26, nomad 923.03, expat 402.77, family 671.29, tourist 67.13 local 120, nomad 500, expat 210, family 580, tourist 72
- Doctor Visit (GP) 41.96 27.12
- Fast Food Combo 9.79 5.37
- Gasoline 1.43 1.24
- Groceries local 234.95, nomad 123.07, expat 307.68, family 755.2, tourist 8.39 local 225, nomad 140, expat 280, family 720, tourist 8
- Gym Membership 53.14 32.51
- Haircut 19.58 12.9
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 89.51, expat 156.63, family 419.56, tourist 6.71 local 0, nomad 63, expat 152, family 380, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 419.56, nomad 1174.76, expat 699.26, family 1342.58, tourist 100.69 local 478, nomad 766, expat 766, family 767, tourist 100
- Internet & Mobile local 36.36, nomad 78.32, expat 53.14, family 89.51, tourist 4.48 local 42.33, family 58.61, tourist 0.54
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 33.51 26.05
- Jeans 61.54 54.3
- Laundry 1.79 1.52
- Leisure Activities local 67.13, nomad 475.5, expat 251.73, family 475.5, tourist 27.97 local 37, nomad 102, expat 56, family 1691, tourist 16
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.07 10.7
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 61.54 46.6
- Milk 1.62 1.63
- Mobile Plan 25.17 16.28
- Monthly Transport Pass 30.77 24.48
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.83 6.34
- Rice 1.9 1.93
- Ride-hailing (5km) 5.31 9.63
- Running Shoes 109.08 103
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.19 2.71
- Scooter Rental 10.07 192
- Summer Dress 47.55 43
- Taxi Start 2.52 2.17
- Taxi per km 0.78 1.49
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 19.58 19.02
- Transportation local 47.55, nomad 195.79, expat 123.07, family 279.7, tourist 19.58 local 45, nomad 165, expat 95, family 320, tourist 22
- Utilities local 53.14, nomad 0, expat 100.69, family 179.01, tourist 0 local 38, nomad 0, family 58, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 50.35, family 123.07 local 0, expat 55, family 110
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.23 1.26
- Wine (Mid-range) 17.34 17.9
Mobile Plan, Gym Membership, Cinema Ticket, Gasoline, Fast Food Combo, Doctor Visit (GP), Ride-hailing (5km), Scooter Rental, Laundry, Milk, Internet (60 Mbps+), Internet & Mobile (all profiles), Leisure Activities (local, nomad, expat, family), and Apartment (1 bedroom) moved to operator, listing and PROFECO-backed prices (att.com.mx, smartfit.com.mx, ecartelera.com.mx, luznoticias.mx, fastfoodsmenu.com, doctoralia.com.mx, tarifastaxi.com, h5.didiglobal.com, drycleanpremium1.com, traccionmedia.com, izzi.mx, doris.school, thelatinvestor.com).

Querétaro cost of living