Mexico was never going to be a cheap holiday as my flights were the most expensive I’ve bought all year, however, the cost once we arrived really surprised me. Over six days we spend just £132.50 each on food and activities. We did have tickets for Formula 1 so that probably helped to keep our activity costs down but really it was the cost of the food that surprised me. We ate so much food while we were in the city and barely spent anything, what’s more we didn’t try and eat on a budget. So these costs could be even less if you choose to eat more street food for breakfast and dinner too. Of course this city is known for it’s food so be sure to check out a few restaurants.
I was also surprised at the accommodation costs, we didn’t stay in the heart of the historic area but we were close to Roma and within 15 minutes walk of a metro station. I can’t imagine getting a hostel bed for the price of our Airbnb let alone our own private room.
Here is a break down of the cost before and during our Mexico City trip, I’ve left out the cost of the Formula 1 tickets as this is quite a niche activity and definitely not a budget one.
Cost of a Week in Mexico City
Costs Before
Flights £650 return with British Airways
Airbnb £70.50 for 6 nights (£141 in total as shared between two people)
Total: £720.50 for 1 person
Costs in Mexico City for 2 People
Transport $582//£22.15
225 taxi
255 taxi
80 metro
22 train
Food $5493//£209.18
BREAKFAST $1124
274 breakfast and tip
500 big breakfast and tip
350 breakfast and tip
LUNCH $545
70 street food for lunch
200 pizza (at F1)
200 pizza (at F1)
15 tacos
15 pizza
45 tacos and drink
SNACKS $318
60 ice lolly
10 sweet snacks
117 hot chocolate and churros
131 hot chocolate and churros
DINNER $2461
461 dinner and beers
600 dinner and tip
600 dinner, drinks, tip
300 burger, fries, drink, tip
500 dinner, drinks, pudding, tip
SUPERMARKET $230
53 supermarket
64 supermarket
113 supermarket
DRINKS $815
100 beer and tip
25 coffee
140 beer
270 water
280 beers
Activities $885//£33.70
180 torre Latino
700 boat ride
5 telescope at tower
Total for 2 people $6960MXN//£265
Total per a person $3480MXN//£132.50
Total spend for 6 nights in Mexico City per a person $22,400//£853
I hope you find this guide to what we spent in Mexico City helpful for planning your next trip. It is an amazing city and one I would highly recommend adding to your bucket list no matter what your budget is.
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