Central America: Cost of Living Index by City 2019

Chart: Cost of Living Index
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Rank
City
Cost of Living Index
Rent Index
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index
Groceries Index
Restaurant Price Index
Local Purchasing Power Index
Panama City, Panama 54.6 29.0 42.3 49.2 55.9 41.1
San Jose, Costa Rica 54.5 16.7 36.4 52.2 46.8 47.0
San Salvador, El Salvador 49.1 16.6 33.5 50.5 35.6 29.1
Managua, Nicaragua 44.2 9.2 27.4 41.0 34.0 30.2
Guatemala City, Guatemala 42.9 14.1 29.1 39.0 34.0 43.4
Tijuana, Mexico 36.4 11.2 24.3 33.7 35.4 48.7
Cancun, Mexico 35.9 12.2 24.6 32.1 34.3 48.4
Mexico City, Mexico 35.3 17.6 26.8 32.1 31.3 49.8
Monterrey, Mexico 35.0 11.5 23.7 32.1 33.8 65.9
Guadalajara, Mexico 32.9 9.1 21.5 31.7 29.2 48.8
Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro), Mexico 32.7 9.2 21.4 30.8 28.9 53.8
Puebla, Mexico 31.9 7.6 20.2 29.5 25.2 33.0
Merida, Mexico 30.2 7.1 19.1 28.1 25.5 41.7