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Guanajuato vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Guanajuato is 18.5% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Guanajuato
Groceries: pay 5.2% less in Guanajuato
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Guanajuato
Housing: pay 34.0% less in Guanajuato
Childcare: pay 40.1% less in Guanajuato
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% less in Guanajuato
Clothing: pay 20.0% less in Guanajuato

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Guanajuato.

Guanajuato vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guanajuato instead of Mexico, you would:

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$182.77	$10.94 MX$197.32	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$150.91	$5.96 MX$107.43	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$24.82	$1.20 MX$21.73	-12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.80	$0.90 MX$16.28	-13.4%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 5.2% less for groceries

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.20	$2.44 MX$44.00	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$76.85	$2.84 MX$51.27	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$107.28	$5.23 MX$94.27	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.18	$2.63 MX$47.51	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$66.29	$3.44 MX$62.02	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$22.85	$1.29 MX$23.26	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.13	$0.68 MX$12.18	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.71	$0.86 MX$15.50	-7.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.88	$0.74 MX$13.29	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.19	$0.92 MX$16.61	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.65	$1.04 MX$18.83	+6.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$90.22	$4.99 MX$89.98	-0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$517.59	$27.08 MX$488.31	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$432,754.65	$22,147.43 MX$399,406.83	-7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$351.88	$13.75 MX$248.02	-29.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 34.0% less for housing

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$529.34	$29.78 MX$537.14	+1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,597.97	$308.62 MX$5,565.74	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,997.99	$189.54 MX$3,418.16	-57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$887.71	$33.01 MX$595.29	-32.9%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 40.1% less for childcare

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,272.44	$189.54 MX$3,418.16	-20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$100,431.91	$2,209.49 MX$39,845.95	-60.3%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$43.93	$2.71 MX$48.83	+11.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$60.22	$2.71 MX$48.83	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$79.65	$4.06 MX$73.25	-8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$708.14	$28.43 MX$512.72	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$97.99	$5.69 MX$102.54	+4.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 20.0% less for clothing

	Mexico	Guanajuato
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$956.50	$54.15 MX$976.62	+2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$733.18	$37.85 MX$682.65	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,719.26	$54.10 MX$975.64	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,577.77	$59.52 MX$1,073.30	-32.0%
Average			-20.0%

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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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