The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was around 8.84 million people, and has a land area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi). It is located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico, at an altitude of 2,240 metres (7,350 ft). Mexico City is the country's largest city as well as its most important political, cultural, educational and financial center.Īs an "alpha" global city Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in North America. In this cost summary we didn’t include the costs of a travel insurance (as we had a longer term plan, not just for Mexico), but take care to always have one when traveling! We have used Globelink International for several years already, and it has turned out to be an affordable and comprehensive insurance for European travelers.Mexico City (Ciudad de Mexico in Spanish) is the capital city of Mexico and one of the most important political, cultural, educational and financial centres in North America. Also, remember to choose a credit card that doesn’t have high fees for foreign withdrawals. ATM’s can be found pretty much everywhere, but check the ATM fees, as they can vary between banks. It’s handy to always have some cash available for small purchases and bus tickets, but credit cards are widely accepted in shops and restaurants. The local currency in Mexico is Mexican Peso, that (in Nov 2020) rates 20 pesos to 1 USD. This summary should give a picture about the general cost level of Mexico – it’s very well possible to travel around the country with limited budget, if you choose affordable accommodation, use local transportation and second class buses, and don’t eat out all the time. As a budget tip if you’d really like to cut down costs while traveling, pay attention to your drinking habits, as unnecessary drinks, be it beer or take away coffee for instance, can rise the costs notably. The sum also includes quite a lot of craft beer in microbreweries, tap rooms and craft beer pubs that we visited in different towns.
This includes all the tacos and other snacks bought from street stalls, occasional pizzas and some restaurant meals in the places were we didn’t have kitchen in use. This sum also includes all beer cans and occasional wine bottles bought from grocery stores.As we however did also eat and drink out every once in a while, there are some restaurant costs, altogether 584 € (691 USD), which is 7 € per day for the two of us. This explains the rather high grocery costs, altogether 838 € (992 USD) during the three months in Mexico (9,99 € per day). As most of the apartments we stayed in had a kitchen, we had no problem with preparing meals ourselves. Eating out is generally not very expensive in Mexico, but especially the cheap options also tend to be heavy and not very healthy. Cooking can save a lot of money, but for us as nomads it’s also a question about eating more healthy. We usually use international Trusted Housesitters platform to find open opportunities, and in Mexico there is also a country-specific service called Housesit Mexico.Īs always, also in Mexico we cooked a lot by ourselves. If you are traveling for longer and love pets, consider also house sitting. The location always affects the pricing, so if you’d like to save some money, check whether there are more affordable options a bit further away from the city center or the beach. In favorite tourist towns and beach resorts the prices tend to rise for the high season, especially around Christmas and New Year holidays. Overall we would say that it was quite easy to find inexpensive accommodation options in Mexico. The cheapest accommodation was a small apartment in Merida, 9,70 € per night, and the most expensive was a (quite crappy) hotel room in Ajijic, 20 € per night.
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All in all accommodation costs were 622 €, which is on average 13,8 € (16,4 USD) per night (leaving out the free nights). Most of the places were own apartments, as we prefer having peaceful place with kitchen. The rest 45 nights we stayed in apartments and rooms rented via Airbnb or. Altogether we stayed 39 nights out of 84 free of charge.
As explained above, we did several housesits during our travels in Mexico, and also stayed a couple of nights visiting a fellow Finn who lives in Mexico with his family.
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