Cost of Living in Xalapa

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$643
$1676
🛋️ Without rent
$420
$1296
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$224
$380
🍽️ Food
$308
$807
🚐 Transport
$35.3
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
😀 Quality of life
55
🏙️ Population
425K

The average cost of living in Xalapa is $643, which is in the top 20% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7471st out of 9294 in our global list and 143rd out of 144 in Mexico.

The median after-tax salary is $820, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months. Ranked 6264th (TOP 67%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 19th best city to live in Mexico. With an estimated population of 425K, Xalapa is the 42nd largest city in Mexico.

✈️ Closest airport 14 km El Lencero Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 18.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1282 University of Veracruz
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Prices in Xalapa

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
 Cappuccino
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10987

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