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Mexico vs. Puerto Penasco Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 8.1% more expensive than Puerto Penasco.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% less in Mexico
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Mexico
Transportation: pay 13.8% less in Mexico
Housing: pay 34.8% more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 38.4% more in Mexico

The cost of clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Mexico are more expensive than in Puerto Penasco. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Mexico.

Mexico vs. Puerto Penasco Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico instead of Puerto Penasco, you would:

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pay 16.7% less for restaurants

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.92 MX$215.62	$10.13 MX$183.33	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.34 MX$313.62	$8.37 MX$151.37	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 MX$24.83	$1.38 MX$24.90	+0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 MX$18.95	$1.04 MX$18.86	-0.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$3.05 MX$55.24	$2.62 MX$47.34	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.44 MX$44.10	$4.26 MX$77.08	+74.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 MX$108.34	$5.95 MX$107.61	-0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 MX$53.19	$2.45 MX$44.31	-16.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 MX$85.58	$3.68 MX$66.49	-22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.92 MX$34.68	$1.27 MX$22.92	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MX$15.56	$0.67 MX$12.17	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 MX$24.45	$0.93 MX$16.76	-31.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 MX$16.67	$0.83 MX$14.93	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.45	$0.90 MX$16.24	-1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 MX$16.67	$0.98 MX$17.71	+6.2%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.00	$5.00 MX$90.49	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.70 MX$519.18
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,996.60 MX$434K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.01 MX$470.44	$19.51 MX$352.96	-25.0%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 34.8% more for housing

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.45 MX$587.06	$29.35 MX$530.96	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$514.71 MX$9,310.70	$587.67 MX$10,630.47	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$325.08 MX$5,880.44	$443.50 MX$8,022.52	+36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.86 MX$449.68	$49.22 MX$890.43	+98.0%
Average			+34.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$236.91 MX$4,285.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,569.03 MX$101K

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pay 12.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.52 MX$63.70	$2.44 MX$44.07	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.70 MX$84.94	$3.34 MX$60.40	-28.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.44 MX$80.37	$4.42 MX$79.89	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.51 MX$588.04	$39.27 MX$710.32	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.71 MX$49.00	$5.43 MX$98.29	+100.6%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 38.4% more for clothing

	Puerto Penasco	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.34 MX$784.06	$53.04 MX$959.43	+22.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.09 MX$490.04	$40.66 MX$735.43	+50.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.02 MX$1,176.09	$95.33 MX$1,724.53	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.02 MX$1,176.09	$87.49 MX$1,582.60	+34.6%
Average			+38.4%

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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: April 2026

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