Cost of living comparison

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Mazatlan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Mazatlan is 0.5% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% less in Mazatlan
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Mazatlan
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Mazatlan
Housing: pay 11.9% more in Mazatlan
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in Mazatlan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Mazatlan
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Mazatlan

The cost of transportation and housing in Mazatlan are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Mazatlan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mazatlan.

Mazatlan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.57	$10.83 MX$195.11	-0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$158.90	$8.39 MX$151.21	-4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.20	$1.44 MX$26.01	-16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.49	$1.08 MX$19.51	-16.9%
Average			-9.6%

Mexico City vs. Mazatlan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.29	$2.57 MX$46.24	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.79	$4.06 MX$73.16	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.78	$6.05 MX$108.94	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$46.96	$2.62 MX$47.21	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.54	$3.03 MX$54.56	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.66	$1.23 MX$22.12	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.41	$0.74 MX$13.27	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.53	$0.74 MX$13.27	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.32	$0.22 MX$3.98	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.27	$0.74 MX$13.27	-23.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.91	$0.61 MX$11.02	-38.5%
Average			-20.8%

Mexico City vs. Mazatlan - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.54	$5.01 MX$90.29	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.03	$40.62 MX$731.65	+107.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	$28,160.17 MX$507,274.53	+40.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.70	$23.02 MX$414.60	+420.2%
Average			+141.5%

Mexico City vs. Mazatlan - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.9% more for housing

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.23	$42.06 MX$757.66	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	$880.01 MX$15,852.33	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	$676.93 MX$12,194.10
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.03	$44.17 MX$795.72	+18.2%
Average			+11.9%

Mexico City vs. Mazatlan - Cost of housing

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	$86.65 MX$1,560.84	-79.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	$1,949.55 MX$35,119.01	-82.1%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.67	$2.03 MX$36.58	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.70	$3.43 MX$61.78	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.23	$4.06 MX$73.16	-6.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	$43.32 MX$780.42	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.34	$4.33 MX$78.04	-33.5%
Average			-22.7%

Mexico City vs. Mazatlan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Mazatlan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	$63.18 MX$1,138.12	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$866.05	$27.08 MX$487.76	-43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	$111.02 MX$1,999.83	+5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	$81.23 MX$1,463.29	-26.8%
Average			-15.5%

Mexico City vs. Mazatlan - Cost of clothing

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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

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