Costovida
$3,400/ mo · Mexico City
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Saved lifestyle profile

My lifestyle

One profile for the life you want in Mexico City (not a separate lifestyle for San Francisco). Dashboard and compare reuse these choices and reprice them in each city. Currently: 1BR modern, premium groceries, transit, 1 pet, 4 international trips a year.

Household
Who is in the budget
Adults
1
Children
0
Dogs
1
Cats
0
Housing
Where you sleep
Size
Building tier
Enter a real figure and it replaces the modelled rent entirely.
Food
How you actually eat
Grocery tier
Casual meals out
8/mo
Nicer dinners
4/mo
Coffees
12/mo
Nights out
2/mo
Delivery orders
4/mo
Transport & health
Getting around, staying well
Mode
Ride-hails per month8 rides · $40
Healthcare
Lifestyle
Fitness, culture, extras
Travel
Flights + hotel nights

Annualised into a monthly reserve. Includes flights (by cabin) and hotel nights only — not vacation food, activities, or local transport.

International trips / year
4
Domestic trips / year
2
Hotel nights / year14 nights
Cabin
Travel reserve / month$344

From fares priced in Mexico City, divided by 12.

Money
Income, tax, savings

These controls sit beside the lifestyle total — they do not add tax into rent, food, or travel lines.

We take about 23% as a rough tax rate for Mexico City. It is an estimate for net income and savings math, not a filing-accurate tax engine.
Target savings rate20% of net

Share of after-tax income you want to keep. Used for “can I afford this city?” checks.

What if USD weakens?no shift

Stress-tests displayed amounts in USD if your currency buys less (or more). Not a live FX feed.

Capital needed at 4% withdrawal$1,021,100

Rough nest egg if this monthly total were your full annual spend and you withdrew 4%/year (rule of thumb, not advice).