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🇲🇽 Cost of Travel in Mexico City

A realistic daily ground budget for Mexico City, Mexico — what food, local transport and attractions actually cost, with totals for a weekend, a week and two weeks. Stays and flights are excluded (compare those separately below).

Your ground budget
€420–€910
for 2 travelers · 7 nights (€30–€65 per person per day)

Covers food + local transport + attractions for Mexico City. Not included: accommodation, flights between cities, travel insurance and shopping.

Typical ground budgets by trip length

Trip length Solo traveler Couple / two friends
3 days €90–€195 €180–€390
7 days €210–€455 €420–€910
14 days €420–€910 €840–€1,820

Money tips for Mexico City

🤝 Restaurants: 10-15%. Common and appreciated across restaurants and bars.

Cost of Mexico City — FAQ

How much do you need per day in Mexico City?

Plan on €30–€65 per adult per day for food, local transport and attractions. Accommodation and intercity flights are extra.

What does a week in Mexico City cost without hotels?

A 7-day trip comes to about €210–€455 per person for food, transport and sightseeing, or roughly €420–€910 for two travellers sharing costs like taxis and museum passes differently.

Are hotels and flights included in these figures?

No — deliberately. Stays vary hugely by season and booking window, so they are compared separately on the hotel search, and flights on the flight search. Everything else you will swipe or tap for is counted here.

What is the tipping etiquette in Mexico?

Restaurants: 10-15%. Common and appreciated across restaurants and bars.

Plan the rest of the Mexico City trip

Eat your way through Mexico → · Do you need a visa for Mexico? →

Where the money actually goes

Flights, the bed and your data are the three lines this guide does not cover. Independent picks — we earn a small commission if you book through these, at no extra cost to you. How this works.

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