Mendoza vs Mexico City

A flat with two bedrooms: Guaymallén about 665k pesos a month, Ciudad 700k, Godoy Cruz 770k. Expensas and utilities on top.

SpecialistMercado Libre - two-bedroom apartments for rent, Ciudad (city of Mendoza) · checked 29 Sep 2026

A three-bedroom house in Greater Mendoza – about 1.2 million pesos a month. In the gated communities of Chacras de Coria, Luján and Dalvian they ask 1,500–2,000 dollars.

SpecialistMercado Libre - three-bedroom houses for rent, Mendoza province · checked 29 Sep 2026

A three-bedroom house: in Godoy Cruz the median is about 95k dollars, in Chacras de Coria about 295k. The difference between the districts is about threefold.

SpecialistMercado Libre - three-bedroom houses for sale, Godoy Cruz · checked 29 Sep 2026

A plot of 500–1,300 m² in Chacras de Coria usually costs 61–83k dollars, median 69k. That is about 100 dollars per square metre.

SpecialistMercado Libre - plots for sale in Chacras de Coria (Luján de Cuyo) · checked 29 Sep 2026

Two-bedroom: Cuauhtémoc (Roma, Condesa) 26.4k pesos, Miguel Hidalgo (Polanco) 26.4k, Benito Juárez (Del Valle, Narvarte) 19.4k, Coyoacán 15.4k. Data from October 2025.

SpecialistInmuebles24: Mexico City sales and rental index, October 2025 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Two-bedroom, agency estimates: Condesa 18–28k pesos, Roma 16–25, Polanco 25–45, Del Valle 12–20, Narvarte 10–16, Coyoacán 11–18. The estimate is approximate.

SpecialistHolaNeo: best neighborhoods for renting in Mexico City, 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

A typical 65 m² two-bedroom in Mexico City costs 3.42 million pesos, a 100 m² three-bedroom 4.64 million. By alcaldía, a square metre runs from 37.8k (Coyoacán) to 68.5k (Polanco). October 2025.

SpecialistInmuebles24: Mexico City sales and rental index, October 2025 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Ready-built apartments in Del Valle are about 52.8k pesos per m², in Narvarte about 53.2k. One portal lists new builds in Del Valle Centro at 91k. Agency surveys.

SpecialistHome del Valle: prices per square meter in Del Valle, September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

The minimum food basket for a family of four in Greater Mendoza is 614k pesos a month (August 2026). Up 43% over the year.

OfficialDEIE Mendoza - basic food basket and total basket for Greater Mendoza, August 2026 (press release) · checked 29 Sep 2026

The poverty line for a family of four is 1.47 million pesos a month (August 2026), rent not included. With a rented two-bedroom flat the total starts at 2.1–2.2 million.

OfficialDEIE Mendoza - basic food basket and total basket for Greater Mendoza, August 2026 (press release) · checked 29 Sep 2026

The INEGI food basket for cities is 2,562.58 pesos per person a month, 10,250 for a family of four (August 2026). It is a minimum of food, not an actual receipt.

OfficialINEGI: income poverty lines, August 2026 (bulletin 592/26) · checked 30 Sep 2026

The INEGI poverty line for cities is 4,905.33 pesos per person, 19,621 a month for a family of four (August 2026). It is a lower threshold without rent, not a real budget.

OfficialINEGI: income poverty lines, August 2026 (bulletin 592/26) · checked 30 Sep 2026

Schools with state support from August 2026: primary 40–162k pesos a month, median 81k; secondary 50–184k, median about 100k.

OfficialDGE Mendoza - fee for each private school with state subsidy from August 2026 (Resolución 140/2026, annex) · checked 29 Sep 2026

A private school in Mexico City is most often 4,000–15,000 pesos a month, international ones from 25,000. One school as an example: kindergarten 3,620, primary 4,110 a month. Plus an entry fee.

SpecialistMicole: how much a private school costs in Mexico City · checked 30 Sep 2026

With residency, provincial hospitals are free, as for Argentines. Without it, since August 2024 elective care has been paid, emergency care is free.

SpecialistADN País - Mendoza and fees for medical care for non-resident foreigners · checked 29 Sep 2026

Voluntary IMSS insurance costs 8,900–21,300 pesos a year per person (742 to 1,775 a month). These are 2025 rates; for 2026 the press reports 9,300–22,150.

OfficialIMSS: Seguro de Salud para la Familia, voluntary insurance · checked 30 Sep 2026

The main road to Chile over the Cristo Redentor pass was closed for 34 days in a row from 14 July in winter 2026. For trips between July and September, plan with a margin.

SpecialistInfobae - Cristo Redentor pass closed again after 34 days of full closure · checked 29 Sep 2026

Metro 5 pesos, Metrobús 6, the Metrobús airport line 30. The authorities confirmed that in 2026 the metro stays at 5. Minibuses were allowed to raise their fare by 1.5 pesos in 2025.

OfficialMexico City portal: how to ride the Metro and Metrobús, fares · checked 30 Sep 2026

The average July temperature is 8.6 degrees: about 15 by day, about 2 at night. Night frosts are frequent, down to -3.5 on the coldest nights. Winter is dry, snow is a rarity.

SpecialistClimates to Travel - climate of Mendoza, 1991-2020 normals · checked 29 Sep 2026

The average January temperature is 26 degrees, about 33 by day. On hot days it reaches 39, the record is 44.4. Nights are noticeably cooler – about 19.

SpecialistClimates to Travel - climate of Mendoza, 1991-2020 normals · checked 29 Sep 2026

About 240 mm a year – an arid climate. Most in January (47 mm, thunderstorms), least in July (5 mm). About 2,970 hours of sun a year.

SpecialistClimates to Travel - climate of Mendoza, 1991-2020 normals · checked 29 Sep 2026

January, the coldest month: on average 5.8 degrees at night, 21.2 in the day. No snow, but the nights are cold, and homes usually have no heating.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Mexico City · checked 30 Sep 2026

About 816 mm a year, almost all of it from June to September (135–175 mm a month). From November to March it is nearly dry: 4–12 mm a month. Series 1951–1980.

OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Mexico City · checked 30 Sep 2026

According to the irrigation department's forecast, the Mendoza river will deliver 61% of an average year's water in the 2025–2026 season. Before that there were 10–12 years of drought, which the authorities call the new normal.

OfficialDepartamento General de Irrigación - river runoff forecast for Mendoza for the 2025-2026 season · checked 29 Sep 2026

In 2023 there were 120 clean days out of 365 (all substances within the norm); the other 245 had poor air. Worst from March to June. The 2025 dry season had five ozone alerts.

OfficialSEDEMA: annual air quality report for Mexico City for 2023 · checked 30 Sep 2026

The north of Mendoza with Greater Mendoza is zone 4, the highest seismic hazard in the country (INPRES). The 1861 earthquake destroyed the whole city.

OfficialINPRES - update of Argentina's seismic hazard map and the current zoning · checked 29 Sep 2026

Mendoza province, 2025: 65 victims of intentional homicide, 3.2 per 100k residents; in 2024 it was 71 and 3.5. There is no separate figure for the city.

OfficialSNIC - victims of intentional homicide and their rate per 100k residents, Mendoza province · checked 29 Sep 2026

Serious crimes per 100k residents, 2025: Cuauhtémoc 616, Miguel Hidalgo 324, Benito Juárez 311, Coyoacán 295. City-wide 274, nationwide 221.

SpecialistConsejo Ciudadano CDMX: high-impact crimes by alcaldía, 2025 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Roma, Condesa and Centro stand on lake-bed ground: shaking there can be up to 50 times stronger. The 2017 earthquake (magnitude 7.1): 228 dead according to Expansión.

OfficialSSN: report on the earthquake of 19 September 2017, Puebla-Morelos, magnitude 7.1 · checked 30 Sep 2026

The local provider Wiber offers symmetric fibre up to 1,000 Mbps in Ciudad, Godoy Cruz, Guaymallén, Maipú, Luján and Chacras de Coria.

SpecialistWiber - home fiber plans and coverage zones in Greater Mendoza · checked 29 Sep 2026

Telmex sells home internet from 120 to 1000 Mbps. Up to 350 Mbps download and upload are the same; on the higher plans upload is lower. Totalplay starts at 100 Mbps.

SpecialistTelmex: Infinitum home packages, valid until 30 September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

From 389 pesos for 120 Mbps to 1399 for a gigabit at Telmex, taxes included. Totalplay is 390 for 100 Mbps. The plan includes calls within Mexico, the US and Canada.

SpecialistTelmex: Infinitum home packages, valid until 30 September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Without subsidies, electricity is about 113k pesos a month, gas 65k, water about 35k – roughly 213k in total. Electricity is 20% more expensive than the national average.

SpecialistEl Sol, citing the Observatorio de Tarifas y Subsidios IIEP (UBA-CONICET) - electricity and gas in Mendoza versus the national average, September 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026

Edemsa electricity without a subsidy: 240–280 pesos per kWh plus a fixed charge, billed every two months. 300 kWh a month: 85–97k pesos (55–63 dollars), depending on the category.

OfficialEPRE Mendoza: annex I to resolution 189/2026, Edemsa cuadro tarifario, in effect from 1 September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Ecogas gas in Mendoza without a subsidy: 291 pesos per m³ plus a fixed charge of 7.5k (R1), without taxes. 100 m³ in winter – about 36.7k pesos (24 dollars).

OfficialENReGE (formerly ENARGAS): natural gas tariffs of all distributors from 1 September 2026 (Excel), Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana, Mendoza · checked 30 Sep 2026

Tariff 1 for June 2026: 1.125 pesos per kWh up to 75 kWh, 1.369 for the next 65, then 4.004. Above 140 kWh the price almost quadruples. Plus 16% VAT.

SpecialistUnoTV: CFE home tariffs for June 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

The Cutzamala system supplies about a quarter of the valley's water. As of 23 September 2026 it is 86% full; in April it was 52%. The shortfall by city district has not been established.

SpecialistExpansión: Cutzamala System fill level as of 17 September 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

Price cap for liquefied LP gas (CNE) in Mexico City for 27.09–3.10.2026: 20.10 pesos per kg, 10.85 per litre. A 20 kg cylinder at the cap is about 402 pesos.

OfficialComisión Nacional de Energía: maximum LP gas prices from 27 September to 3 October 2026 · checked 30 Sep 2026

The water bill comes once every two months, the price per m³ rises in steps and depends on the neighbourhood's development index: a subsidy of up to 91% in poor areas, about 60% in rich ones. We did not find the price in pesos.

SpecialistGrupo Animal: water tariffs and payment in Mexico City, how the tariff works under the Código Fiscal · checked 30 Sep 2026