Cost of living comparison

compared to

Mexico City vs. Cozumel Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 29.8% more expensive than Cozumel.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 18.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 24.9% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 10.6% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Cozumel. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Cozumel Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Cozumel, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 29.2% more for restaurants

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.12 MX$147.63	$10.86 MX$197.31	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.04 MX$127.95	$8.82 MX$160.32	+25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 MX$22.93	$1.73 MX$31.47	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$19.68	$1.30 MX$23.70	+20.4%
Average			+29.2%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 18.3% more for groceries

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 MX$29.53	$2.63 MX$47.71	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 MX$94.73	$5.04 MX$91.60	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 MX$98.73	$6.54 MX$118.83	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.96 MX$35.63	$2.61 MX$47.38	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.07 MX$55.73	$3.80 MX$69.15	+24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 MX$20.09	$1.37 MX$24.88	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MX$11.89	$0.80 MX$14.54	+22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 MX$19.79	$0.97 MX$17.69	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.50	$0.91 MX$16.47	+31.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.77	$0.96 MX$17.42	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 MX$18.13	$0.99 MX$18.07	-0.3%
Average			+18.3%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.9% less for transportation

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.97 MX$90.40	$5.14 MX$93.37	+3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$355.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,953.96 MX$344,480.68	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.08 MX$492.12	$4.42 MX$80.42	-83.7%
Average			-24.9%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.3% more for housing

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.66 MX$393.69	$30.93 MX$562.20	+42.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.25 MX$13,090.27	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$498.22 MX$9,054.92	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	+35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.00 MX$799.69	$37.36 MX$679.03	-15.1%
Average			+28.3%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$394.83 MX$7,175.88	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	+9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,574.18 MX$64,959.21	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	+204.9%
Average			+107.0%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 MX$29.53	$3.26 MX$59.19	+100.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 MX$51.67	$3.81 MX$69.31	+34.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 MX$77.75	$4.34 MX$78.93	+1.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.91 MX$688.96	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	+54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.96 MX$108.27	$6.51 MX$118.39	+9.4%
Average			+39.9%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.6% more for clothing

	Cozumel	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.52 MX$1,063.55	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	+4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.90 MX$925.01	$48.08 MX$873.77	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 MX$1,747.01	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	+10.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.04 MX$1,509.15	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	+33.6%
Average			+10.6%

Cozumel vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Cozumel vs.

Lima

Cozumel vs.

Singapore

Cozumel vs.

Washington

Cozumel vs.

Prague

Cozumel vs.

Beijing

Cozumel vs.

Manila

Cozumel vs.

Warsaw

Cozumel vs.

Wellington

Share this

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Cozumel

Add prices for Mexico City

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Mexico City or Cozumel. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.