Budget to travel to Mexico

After 2 months in Colombia, we arrived in Cancun and visited Yucatan’s Peninsula and crossed the country from Chiapas to Guadalajara, from June 19th to August 9th.

Note: We are a couple travelling for 1 year and we’ve already spent half of our time and budget and time (20000€ total). The prices mentioned in this post are PER PERSON, except for the taxis and accommodation (usually private double rooms).

Food

Mexican food is quite the same everywhere, with the same products: corn, avocado, cheese and spicy stuff! A lunch in the market cost around 60$MX.

Note: tips around 10%

Pizza: 170$MX a medium
Full breakfast: between 50 and 150$MX full
Burger: 125$MX
Ceviche: $MX

Drinks

Water: 15/25$MX
Beer: 20$MX a 500ml can in supermarket, 20/30$MX a bottle in a bar
Juice: around 40$MX
Coffee: 30/50$MX

Transportation

Bus: See the details in the post One month in Mexico

Colectivo: Private agencies offer transportation in mini bus, see the details in the dedicated post.

Taxi:

You can use Uber in the main cities.
They also have secured taxi from the bus terminals to the center: 120$MX Mexico, 170$MX Guadalajara, 100$MX Puebla.
The taxi from Tuxtla airport to the center: 362$MX

Metro: 5$MX a metro ticket in Mexico city

Rent a car: The best way to visit the Yucatan peninsula.