What doe's it cost the average Mexican to live per month?

Question

Eg: Food ,Electric, Water Taxes Housing, On the Pacific coast and also inland.

Answer 1

In real life, the "below average" Mexican can exist on about $400-$500 per month. Now understand that I said exist. Most of the middle class spend about $600-$700 per month to have a little better lifestyle.

If you are from the U.S. and thinking about living in Mexico, a very simple formula to use is to take your total monthly expenses here in the U.S. and divide cut it in half. That will give you an approximate amount of money you will need to MAINTAIN your current lifestyle.

If you want more info, I suggest you look above my post to a person named "sparks" and go to his website. He has some great info on living in the state of Jaliso which is probably the best place to live in Mexico.

Good luck.

Answer 2

ok...in the US i would say i'm pretty average..maybe a little luckier than average. and when i lived in mexico, i had an "average" job there as well. not great pay, not bad either. but certainly more than someone who didn't go to college. my rent in central mexico, small but nice city, was 150 USD. my water was 15 USD and my gas was 35USD per tank, and a tank lasts anywhere from 1mo. to 3 mos. depending on how often you shower and cook. electric was...er...15USD and cable TV was 30USD. my cell phone (using prepaid cards) was about 50 USD per 40 days or so. drinking water...i'd say i spent less than 10 USD a month. for me to eat at a late night taco place was about 4 USD a night, and a nice nice lunch or dinner about 10 to 12 USD. a night out with my boyfriend....sitting at a merendero with some beers and food...about 25 to 30 USD. movies...3.50 USD, esspressos...2 USD, etc..

on average, i found food to be about 2/3 the cost at home, eating out and in the grocery store. and rent was WAY lower. utilities...about 50% less.

Answer 3

I live in Morelia, México http://www.visitmorelia.com, but it depends on many things.

First the city, coast cities are more expensive
The average mexican spends maybe $1,000 USD, but then again, what is an average mexican?

If you earn dollars and spend in mexican pesos everything will seem a lot cheaper.

If you plan to work here be ready to earn a lot less than you earn in the US, but then again things are cheaper.

Answer 4

Costs vary depending on the part of the country you plan on relocationg to. A book written by Live Better South of the Border in Mexico by Mexico Mike Nelson breaks down the areas to upper Baja and lower Baja as well as the various zones of mainland Mexico. His book breaks out each cost component, food, electrical, gas, entertainment, gasoline, rent, etc. In general if you rent your costs will be more than if you own property. Overall if you own expect to live well on $1200/mo. If you rent it can vary from $1400 to $1800/month for expenses. This takes into account that you are not going to live like a hermitt. You can live on less but you will sacrafice the general lifestyle accustomed to in the states. Inflation is running about 9% but the government states it is 4%. Don't believe them.

Answer 5

If by average you mean middle class, somewhere around $2,000 or $2,500 us dollars per month.

Answer 6

Choose a city and take it form there, all deepens in the city, life style, half or their of what you spend in USA

Answer 7

Nothing. It costs the average American hundreds, though.

Answer 8

Please describe an average Mexican