Yup. Your things cost just as much as they cost in the US. But this was all good to know. Thanks for sharing this information. It's very helpful. God bless! ❤🌷
Jenny and Kevin, if you get a chance, I'd like to suggest a video: interview a family who has moved to Mexico with school aged children. I know many people have moved there, but have yet to see a family with kids who have left the US.
Hola! We took a little break that last couple months. But we're back now uploading weekly! 🤗 thanks for keeping an eye out for us 😘 What part of Oaxaca did you go to?
The prices you shared to furnish your apartment are about what I would expect (I love your plants!). The same with your rent, it is about what I expected it to be, and your apartment is very cute! 🐱
The future in Mexico is more expensive than in the USA. I'm talking about quality to price. Although I love your floor tile and your laundry room. The apartment is beautiful plenty of light and a great view.
Quality to price! Yes. I forgot to mention Ikea in this video but we also went there. In the US, Ikea is known to be the more affordable furniture spot. The quality isn't very high, but you usually feel like you paid a fair price for what you're getting. In Mexico City, the prices at Ikea were way too high for the OKAY quality.
Thank you so much for that info. As someone who is planning to move to CDMX in the long run, this is very helpful. Actually, I think the prices are what I expected them to be and also basically what the prices here in the US would be. Of course considering that the average Mexican earns less than the average American, things are more expensive then for them. As to the rent, this is cheaper than in an American city of comparable importance (in New York City you might have to pay that amount just for your pantry). Even in Phoenix it is hard to find a 2BR apartment for less than this amount. So life in CDMX is not really much cheaper than in the US, and that is good to know. Oh, and yes, originally being from Europe: there we always stored our pots and pants in the oven (which in Europe always tends to be much smaller than in the US)
I need to highlight your statement here: "Life in CDMX is not really much cheaper than in the US" !! That's super important for people to know. Some things will cost less, some things will cost more, but overall, it's quite similar, for us particularly, to the cost of living in Chicago.
@@EatBailaTravel Exactly. I notice this every time I am in CDMX - but not only there. Even in deep rural Sonora groceries are more expensive in a supermarket like Ley's than in any across the border in Arizona. And considering the vast difference in wages this is bad news for Mexicans. A gallon of milk in Ley's was over $ 4 even 5 years ago, when prices in Arizona were around $ 3, just to give an example. Sam's Club membership in Mexico is only half the US fee, but once inside most prices are the same, and that is also the case in Walmart de Mexico.
@@EatBailaTravel Yes. The only real big difference I noticed was health care. A Mexican friend of mine, without health insurance, paid just $ 5 for a doctor's visit in Sonora, compared to around $ 100 in the US. However, even medicine, though cheaper than in the US, was mind boggling expensive for Mexicans: an antibiotic, which in the US can be $ 5 per pill still was at around $ 2 per pill in Mexico, in an area where many Mexicans earn less than $ 20 a day. Two years ago I went for a dental procedure in Mexico and paid about a third of what I would have paid in the US. For Americans this is a bargain, but for Mexicans not really.
@@EatBailaTravel Hola de nueva! I've read a lot of comments on how expensive it is live in Mexico because the appliances along with all electronics are so expensive. The thing is you aren't purchasing those things on a regular basis. They aren't a whole lot more and I just tell people to be prepared for those additional start up costs. Disfruta y diviertete!
Con ese dinero en provincia podrías rentar una casa, 2 pisos, cochera, patio, quizá con alberca, en un lugar sino lujoso promedio pero bien ubicado. Yo nací en CDMX pero como muchos, salimos huyendo a provincia por culpa del caos de la ciudad y de los temblores. A la ciudad solo voy esporádicamente por trabajo y/o visitar a la familia, por ratos es que se disfruta más la ciudad. Se que en los últimos años se ha vuelto caro vivir en CDMX y más en las zonas que todo mundo quiere quedarse.
Oh my gosh, I totally forgot to talk about Ikea in this video!!! We actually started our furniture shopping experience there but since it was so many months ago and we didn't end up buying anything there, I forgot. But you might find this interesting: We're used to Ikea being the more affordable option. There's one Ikea in Mexico City, near the airport. The layout is exactly the same and so are the products. But the prices.. the prices were HIGHER than we remember seeing at Ikea's in the US 😳 price to quality ratio was not reasonable for us, so we bought nothing there.
Looks great! The only thing I would add would be rugs! An area rug for under the bed (extending about 18" out from the outer edges of the bed) is really nice and a runner rug for in front of the couch for comfort (I use the ikea lohal jute rug which some people dont find comfy, but it has like a "pressure point" kinda effect which I like). Maybe also a cushioned runner mat for the desk. Hell, throw one by the sink/stove too haha. The anti-fatigue ones are comfy for the feet!
These are small but significant tweaks that elevate a home space! The area rugs/mats. Especially in the colder months. I did shop around for some but could never decide on one.
🐈 Está caro, pero no me sorprende pues estuve en el puerto de Veracruz por dos meses viviendo y ese estado antes no era caro y ahora si lo es. Nosotros estamos pensando irnos a vivir pero en Oaxaca, ahora vivimos en Texas. Saludos 👋
es parte de la realidad, los costos están subiendo por todas partes pero los salarios no 😏 la migración es parte de la experiencia humana. Todos buscamos calidad de vida.
omg I thought you were going to say 40,000 pesos for rent. Sweet crib! An equivalent place in Los Cabos (depending on the area) would cost a lot more than $1000 USD. But you over-paid for the dish drainer😁Welcome home😍
That seems in line with what I pay in del Valle Nte. 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath, 2 balconies, 36K peso with all utilities included. But I don't have a pretty rooftop lounge area like you.
We apartment hunted in Del Valle as well! Nothing ended up working out for us, but we do love the Del Valle neighborhoods. The rooftop is part of what sold us on that place eventually.
Damn $1,100 for a full two bed two bath!!! In Seattle, that would get you a studio if you're lucky. But that seems closer to what you would find for other two bed two-bath apartments in Washington State on the lower end of things.
@@EatBailaTravel Yeah it’s hella expensive up here unfortunately. If you live with people, finding a place becomes easier and cheaper but still expensive. I’m lucky that I live in a townhouse here and pay less than $950 a month for my portion of rent but still.
Whoops!! Sorry for the typo! The peso price is supposed to be the dollar amount 😅 $27,000 mxn $1,588 USD for both machines We consider that a DEAL because many washing machines cost that much alone, whereas we got both the washer and dryer for that price.
how are you going to support yourselves? did you get your teaching job back? did the boy start a shoe shine business? ... I might be visiting relatives in CDMX this winter
We’ve been supporting ourselves in Mexico for 4 years so… I think we’ll be fine. I’ve never been a teacher and Kevin has never shined a shoe in his life 😂
I wonder how those products compare the US brands? Mexico is the land of fix-it-when-it's-broken whereas the US is buy-a-new-one-when-it's-broken. If Mexico is good at fixing stuff, I wonder why more consumers don't just buy Mexican-made to begin with?
@@EatBailaTravel Before moving to Mexico in 2022 I lived for a long time in a rent controlled seven unit building in Woodland Hills, CA where just the rent was close to $1400. When I finally moved out they raised the rent to $2200us! Now my entire monthly budget is less than what I was just paying for rent!🤷♂😎🐱🏄🍍🥥🌮🍣🍯
My thoughts (if anyone is interested): I thought the fridge was expensive or more than I expected. HOWEVER, I don't really know what a fridge costs, even here in the US. So, maybe it was a good price. I thought the cooking set was actually quite reasonable. And I also liked the prices on the things they got from FB Marketplace. The rent: uh, AMAZING! I was thinking WAY more than $1100 a month. Even if Jen had said $1400, I would have been like, Yeah, that sounds about right. But $1100?! That's crazy affordable! AND it's in an expensive part of CDMX?! Overall, some things I thought were more expensive, some were in line with what I would expect, and some were very affordable. I have to mention that I am in Texas, so prices in other parts of the US may be higher or lower than our cost of living.
That is true, for that area and that nice place $ 1100 is much less than it would cost here in the US. As to the fridge, I bought a new one at Costco last year for about $ 800 but it is bigger than Jenny's.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The fridge was more than we expected to pay, too (even though we shopped around for the best deal we could). At a Best Buy in the US, we paid $480 for our first refrigerator like 7 years ago and it was bigger and cheaper than this one that we got in Mexico City.
haha I'm glad you asked! The eggs don't need to be refrigerated in Mexico (and most of Latin America and Europe) because the eggs are not pasteurized. Eggs there are not required to go through extensive washing, which leaves the protective coating on the egg. If we're still around in January we'd love to meet up for tacos!
Furniture in Mexico is expensive compared to the US, worse quality for the same money I found. But good quality stores are wayyy more than what you pay back home. I slowly just brought what could from home every time I flew between the two. I got place in Polanco that came majority furnished.
I feel you so much on this! It was a culture-shock for us for sure. Also, I forgot to talk about Ikea. Did you ever visit the ikea in CDMX? We're used to Ikea being the more affordable option. There's one Ikea in Mexico City, near the airport. The layout is exactly the same and so are the products. But the prices.. the prices were HIGHER than we remember seeing at Ikea's in the US 😳 price to quality ratio was not reasonable for us, so we bought nothing there.
Great video, I'd say average prices are sort of the same here in the US, I guess it depends more in where you live, just bought a 60" Sony for almost 1000us, almost double than yours for the extra 5"?? Really? 😂, when it comes to rent, it also has a lot to do with the state, I pay 1300us for a tiny little 1 bed. eggshell in West Palm Beach, Florida, but less than 10min/drive to work... So I guess it balances, I can't wait to move back to mi Mexico que tanto extraño... Soon I hope... 🤣🤣😭
How much was the mattress? When we stayed in cdmx at an Airbnb. It had a great mattress. When I complimented the owner, he seemed surprised and said it was from Costco? We're driving (to Guadalajara) looks like I shoul bring my kitchen appliances.
Mattress was $18,000 mxn during the annual Buen Fin sale. We actually initially bought a different Luuna model for $12,000 but ended up upgrading. Yes, I recommend bringing your kitchen appliances!
@@EatBailaTravel What is the size of your bed? A lot of people don't realize that in Mexico the sizes are different dimensions than in the US and are all generally shorter. I was also wondering about the linens. I've heard that Mexican linens are not the best quality so I brought my own own, which are queen size, and I just tuck in the excess on my "matrimonial" size mattress. BTW- In case people are wondering the matrimonial mattress is around 9" narrower than a standard queen size. Nice place and price considering it's CDMX and the prices to furnish are basically what I expected when purchasing from the dealers. You can get deals on custom made furniture and cabinets. I live in Ensenada where the rents here run generally anywhere from $400us to up as high as you would like to spend. I rent a furnished place for just myself that's a little smaller than what you two have for around $600us including all utilities, internet, drinking water and maid service. Plus my landlords family "adopted" me when I moved in and regularly feed me Mexican specialties! Mucha suerte desde la hermosa Ensenada!
good question! We would love to, but don't qualify for any financing options because we don't have a credit history or income in Mexico. I accepted a job offer in Mexico City that would have changed that for us, but unfortunately that job did not work out. Condominium apartments in Mexico City average around $200,000 USD and we don't have that kind of cash. But if money wasn't an issue, yea, we'd totally buy an apartment.
@EatBailaTravel thank you for answering my question. $200k usd is a lot of money, but considering CDMX is a global city that's probably as cheap as it gets. Keep making videos. 😊
It is an impressive global city! It’s like a NYC or Paris or London, but in Latin America. So the prices tend to be at the level of those cities too. Thanks!
Whoops!! Sorry for the typo! The peso price is supposed to be the dollar amount 😅 $27,000 mxn $1,588 USD for both machines We consider that a DEAL because many washing machines cost that much alone, whereas we got both the washer and dryer for that price.
In hindsight, we do wish we would have rented a furnished place instead. Furnished apartments are more expensive in the long run. And, since we moved to Mexico City for a permanent job offer, we invested accordingly. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out with that job.
I had the same thought when I bought a camera at Target before traveling to Mexico and seeing the SAME EXACT camera at an Electra (box chain for electronics and other house items) for TRIPLE what I paid back home. People buy blenders on a one year layaway plan in Mexico.
Una explicación puede ser por los impuestos de importación (import taxes)! Pero aún me parecen exagerados los precios! Tiene que haber otra explicación!
You forgot to mention the grand total chica 😅 it's all good though. I'm assuming it was about 4k? Also I remember you all mentioning moving soon. Is that still a thing?
My sister distracted me at the end!!! 😅 I forgot to mention the total spent furnishing our apartment was just under $7,000 USD. The smaller things really added up!
@@EatBailaTravel Nice! I'm also a Mexican american from Southern California who recently moved to CDMX about two weeks ago. Although I ended up signing a one year lease in a more expensive neighborhood which I sort of regret 😭 not sure if I should break it
De hecho siiii ☺️ estudié un semestre en Granada, Kevin como buen amigo me fue a visitar un juntos visitamos Sevilla, Barcelona y años después San Sebastián y Bilbao 🥰
Saludos chicos. You didn't give us price for colchon Luuna. I bought them when I lived in CDMX (I paid close to $800 for each -matrimonial) and it was the best investment ever. I was so sad when I had to sell them bc I moved ouf the country, but I wll go back to buy one again. I bought wood furniture from a man selling them outside of walmart in Navarte and they were actually pretty good and paid very affordable. and yes, nice furniture is not that inexpensive there but you get many options. I bought my Mabe fridge at Chedraui for 12k pesos back in 2022-how much did yall pay for yours? I think the rent at your place is pretty good for 2/2 and amazing roof top. Is it pet friendly? Thanks for the home tour😁
$18,000 MXN during the Buen Fin sale is what we got it for. We actually originally bought a cheaper one for $12,000 but later returned it and upgraded to a different model. We paid $8,535 for the Mabe fridge. It's smaller and cost more than the first fridge we bought when we first moved in together in Illinois. But we also got it at a promo price from Soriana.
$18,000 mxn for the mattress! That’s about $1,000 USD depending on the exact exchange rate. I think a mattress like this would cost about $2,000 USD in the US.
The price of the washer and dryer was not clear. Also, the mattress and the overall cost of furnishing. The rent is less than any two bedroom in my area in NC, but not a lot less.
Whoa, Jenny! We’re watching this vid RIGHT NOW and are you seriously telling me that washer AND dryer was only $55USD?!? That doesn’t seem right. Please explain.
The peso price is supposed to be the dollar amount 😅 $27,000 mxn $1,588 USD for both machines We consider that a DEAL because many washing machines cost that much alone, whereas we got both the washer and dryer for that price.
Yup. Your things cost just as much as they cost in the US. But this was all good to know. Thanks for sharing this information. It's very helpful. God bless! ❤🌷
Glad it was helpful! Bendiciones 🌟
Hola saludos atodos desde Cleveland
Jenny and Kevin, if you get a chance, I'd like to suggest a video: interview a family who has moved to Mexico with school aged children. I know many people have moved there, but have yet to see a family with kids who have left the US.
I'm not Mexican but I was taught pots and pans are stored in the stove...where else would they go??? They can't fit in any cabinets! 😂
Our tiny kitchen definitely doesn’t have room for them to go anywhere else 😅
Great to see you guys again. For some reason, your posts just started showing up again. Just got back from Oaxaca. CDMX in January 🙂. Keep em coming
Hola! We took a little break that last couple months. But we're back now uploading weekly! 🤗 thanks for keeping an eye out for us 😘 What part of Oaxaca did you go to?
The prices you shared to furnish your apartment are about what I would expect (I love your plants!). The same with your rent, it is about what I expected it to be, and your apartment is very cute! 🐱
Thank you, Cindy! These were among the best deals we could find! Most of what we saw was much higher on average.
you did a really nice job! i personally would struggle so much with the highway so close to the bedroom though.
Yea that noise is a challenge. You either get used to it or sleep with earplugs
The future in Mexico is more expensive than in the USA. I'm talking about quality to price. Although I love your floor tile and your laundry room. The apartment is beautiful plenty of light and a great view.
Quality to price! Yes. I forgot to mention Ikea in this video but we also went there. In the US, Ikea is known to be the more affordable furniture spot. The quality isn't very high, but you usually feel like you paid a fair price for what you're getting. In Mexico City, the prices at Ikea were way too high for the OKAY quality.
I think my biggest shock was the tv and sofa! Great video!
Those were tough ones. We took a long time to buy the sofa and then later regretted it 😅
😺Nice tour, thanks. -Marc
Thanks for watching, Marc! saludos
Thank you so much for that info. As someone who is planning to move to CDMX in the long run, this is very helpful. Actually, I think the prices are what I expected them to be and also basically what the prices here in the US would be. Of course considering that the average Mexican earns less than the average American, things are more expensive then for them. As to the rent, this is cheaper than in an American city of comparable importance (in New York City you might have to pay that amount just for your pantry). Even in Phoenix it is hard to find a 2BR apartment for less than this amount. So life in CDMX is not really much cheaper than in the US, and that is good to know. Oh, and yes, originally being from Europe: there we always stored our pots and pants in the oven (which in Europe always tends to be much smaller than in the US)
I need to highlight your statement here: "Life in CDMX is not really much cheaper than in the US" !! That's super important for people to know. Some things will cost less, some things will cost more, but overall, it's quite similar, for us particularly, to the cost of living in Chicago.
@@EatBailaTravel Exactly. I notice this every time I am in CDMX - but not only there. Even in deep rural Sonora groceries are more expensive in a supermarket like Ley's than in any across the border in Arizona. And considering the vast difference in wages this is bad news for Mexicans. A gallon of milk in Ley's was over $ 4 even 5 years ago, when prices in Arizona were around $ 3, just to give an example. Sam's Club membership in Mexico is only half the US fee, but once inside most prices are the same, and that is also the case in Walmart de Mexico.
You are so on point. I’ve accepted it as fact but it still blows my mind how the wages to cost of groceries is so distant from one another in Mexico.
@@EatBailaTravel Yes. The only real big difference I noticed was health care. A Mexican friend of mine, without health insurance, paid just $ 5 for a doctor's visit in Sonora, compared to around $ 100 in the US. However, even medicine, though cheaper than in the US, was mind boggling expensive for Mexicans: an antibiotic, which in the US can be $ 5 per pill still was at around $ 2 per pill in Mexico, in an area where many Mexicans earn less than $ 20 a day. Two years ago I went for a dental procedure in Mexico and paid about a third of what I would have paid in the US. For Americans this is a bargain, but for Mexicans not really.
Love where u live. That is expensive and I live in CA. But thank you for all your videos
It is expensive! As much as we like it here, we are moving out as soon as our lease ends
excellent video!Thanks for sharing prices 💵. Electronics are definitely a better bargain in the USA and so is the clothing.
Yep! I wonder if it’s just the import taxes that make it so or if there’s more to it 🤔
@@EatBailaTravel Hola de nueva! I've read a lot of comments on how expensive it is live in Mexico because the appliances along with all electronics are so expensive. The thing is you aren't purchasing those things on a regular basis. They aren't a whole lot more and I just tell people to be prepared for those additional start up costs. Disfruta y diviertete!
Very cute and very good info
Thank you!!
Con ese dinero en provincia podrías rentar una casa, 2 pisos, cochera, patio, quizá con alberca, en un lugar sino lujoso promedio pero bien ubicado. Yo nací en CDMX pero como muchos, salimos huyendo a provincia por culpa del caos de la ciudad y de los temblores. A la ciudad solo voy esporádicamente por trabajo y/o visitar a la familia, por ratos es que se disfruta más la ciudad. Se que en los últimos años se ha vuelto caro vivir en CDMX y más en las zonas que todo mundo quiere quedarse.
Siiii así pasa desafortunadamente en muchas de las ciudades grandes metropolitanas 🥲 bien dicho, mejor disfrutado por ratos
I bought the same fridge! Love your place
It’s a nice little fridge huh! 😊
Looks nice enjoy live it up girl.
Thank you!
Thats an amazing price!! Great video
The apartment rent? we felt like it was high! 😅
@@EatBailaTravelit’s a bit high but a very nice apartment with a gorgeous rooftop.
Awesome video 🎉
Thank you!
Hola, great video. would you consider Ikea for furniture? In the US, its cheap
Oh my gosh, I totally forgot to talk about Ikea in this video!!! We actually started our furniture shopping experience there but since it was so many months ago and we didn't end up buying anything there, I forgot. But you might find this interesting:
We're used to Ikea being the more affordable option. There's one Ikea in Mexico City, near the airport. The layout is exactly the same and so are the products. But the prices.. the prices were HIGHER than we remember seeing at Ikea's in the US 😳 price to quality ratio was not reasonable for us, so we bought nothing there.
Looks great! The only thing I would add would be rugs! An area rug for under the bed (extending about 18" out from the outer edges of the bed) is really nice and a runner rug for in front of the couch for comfort (I use the ikea lohal jute rug which some people dont find comfy, but it has like a "pressure point" kinda effect which I like). Maybe also a cushioned runner mat for the desk. Hell, throw one by the sink/stove too haha. The anti-fatigue ones are comfy for the feet!
These are small but significant tweaks that elevate a home space! The area rugs/mats. Especially in the colder months. I did shop around for some but could never decide on one.
🐈 Está caro, pero no me sorprende pues estuve en el puerto de Veracruz por dos meses viviendo y ese estado antes no era caro y ahora si lo es. Nosotros estamos pensando irnos a vivir pero en Oaxaca, ahora vivimos en Texas. Saludos 👋
es parte de la realidad, los costos están subiendo por todas partes pero los salarios no 😏 la migración es parte de la experiencia humana. Todos buscamos calidad de vida.
omg I thought you were going to say 40,000 pesos for rent. Sweet crib! An equivalent place in Los Cabos (depending on the area) would cost a lot more than $1000 USD. But you over-paid for the dish drainer😁Welcome home😍
Uuff, maybe in Polanco you’ll find apartments renting for than much but thankfully not 😅 haha yea I agree on the dish drainer!
My husband and I just moved to CDMX. We have a 3 bedroom for 14K per month. We live among the normies though :3
Nice! That’s a price more along what we were looking for, but hard to come by in the areas we were trying to land in
Should the bed tables be switched so open side is facing bed?
I did wonder about that actually I’m not sure! But now that you mention it that might be better 😁
That seems in line with what I pay in del Valle Nte. 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath, 2 balconies, 36K peso with all utilities included. But I don't have a pretty rooftop lounge area like you.
We apartment hunted in Del Valle as well! Nothing ended up working out for us, but we do love the Del Valle neighborhoods. The rooftop is part of what sold us on that place eventually.
We just bought a 55 inch smart LG led tv for $397 at Costco so I think electronics are more expensive in Mx
Yes I agree with you!
Damn $1,100 for a full two bed two bath!!! In Seattle, that would get you a studio if you're lucky. But that seems closer to what you would find for other two bed two-bath apartments in Washington State on the lower end of things.
Yikes! I had no idea how expensive Seattle was
@@EatBailaTravel Yeah it’s hella expensive up here unfortunately. If you live with people, finding a place becomes easier and cheaper but still expensive. I’m lucky that I live in a townhouse here and pay less than $950 a month for my portion of rent but still.
Is that the correct price of the washer/dryer?
Pretty sure it's missing a 0. Also $55usd does not translate to $1588mxn
Whoops!! Sorry for the typo!
The peso price is supposed to be the dollar amount 😅
$27,000 mxn
$1,588 USD for both machines
We consider that a DEAL because many washing machines cost that much alone, whereas we got both the washer and dryer for that price.
@@EatBailaTravelyeah that makes more sense. Even a super deal would not make those two be "only" $16000mxn!
how are you going to support yourselves? did you get your teaching job back? did the boy start a shoe shine business? ... I might be visiting relatives in CDMX this winter
We’ve been supporting ourselves in Mexico for 4 years so… I think we’ll be fine. I’ve never been a teacher and Kevin has never shined a shoe in his life 😂
@@EatBailaTravel he doesn't shine his own shoes either?
Sounds pricey based on their salaries, but i guess in the area you're in, it's better salaries.
😺
Yea definitely
Nice video. I decided that Colombia is cheaper and nicer than Mexico. Food isn't as great, but the views are Heaven to me.
We LOVE Colombia 🇨🇴❤️ it’s a second, second home for us 😁
esta re bonito!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😊👍gracias
Thanks for the video, the cost seem pretty good. I expected it to be higher than that.
For Mexico, these prices were pretty high!
The rooftop looks awesome! My guess was $1200 usd. :0 Seems fair for CDMX 😺
For our particular neighborhood, that price is mid-range. Mexico City is impressively expensive as a city!
I remember seeing obscure brands of electronics & appliances in Mexico that aren't available in the U.S.
I wonder how those products compare the US brands? Mexico is the land of fix-it-when-it's-broken whereas the US is buy-a-new-one-when-it's-broken. If Mexico is good at fixing stuff, I wonder why more consumers don't just buy Mexican-made to begin with?
That’s such a good price! I pay 1150 in Pilsen for a one bedroom no amenities and that’s on the “cheap” end
ah Pilsen. I remember living there in Kindergarden-3rd grade, before we moved to Cicero. Crazy to see how much prices have changed.
@@EatBailaTravel Before moving to Mexico in 2022 I lived for a long time in a rent controlled seven unit building in Woodland Hills, CA where just the rent was close to $1400. When I finally moved out they raised the rent to $2200us! Now my entire monthly budget is less than what I was just paying for rent!🤷♂😎🐱🏄🍍🥥🌮🍣🍯
My thoughts (if anyone is interested): I thought the fridge was expensive or more than I expected. HOWEVER, I don't really know what a fridge costs, even here in the US. So, maybe it was a good price. I thought the cooking set was actually quite reasonable. And I also liked the prices on the things they got from FB Marketplace. The rent: uh, AMAZING! I was thinking WAY more than $1100 a month. Even if Jen had said $1400, I would have been like, Yeah, that sounds about right. But $1100?! That's crazy affordable! AND it's in an expensive part of CDMX?! Overall, some things I thought were more expensive, some were in line with what I would expect, and some were very affordable. I have to mention that I am in Texas, so prices in other parts of the US may be higher or lower than our cost of living.
That is true, for that area and that nice place $ 1100 is much less than it would cost here in the US. As to the fridge, I bought a new one at Costco last year for about $ 800 but it is bigger than Jenny's.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! The fridge was more than we expected to pay, too (even though we shopped around for the best deal we could). At a Best Buy in the US, we paid $480 for our first refrigerator like 7 years ago and it was bigger and cheaper than this one that we got in Mexico City.
Do you not bake or do you have to unload everything to use your oven each time. Why is it common to use oven for storage?
@@deborahsearle2339 I do bake 😊 so that means unloading the oven storage each time. Small kitchen = little available for storage I guess 😅
That's a good rent price.
For those who earn US dollars, yes. For Mexicans earning pesos, it’s high 🥲
Good book by Mark Manson!!!!
Oh yea! Enjoyed that one very much 😁
I have to ask😂 yall don’t store the eggs in the fridge haha? In January I’ll be in Mexico City! Would love to meet yall! Tacos are on me.
haha I'm glad you asked! The eggs don't need to be refrigerated in Mexico (and most of Latin America and Europe) because the eggs are not pasteurized. Eggs there are not required to go through extensive washing, which leaves the protective coating on the egg.
If we're still around in January we'd love to meet up for tacos!
Furniture in Mexico is expensive compared to the US, worse quality for the same money I found. But good quality stores are wayyy more than what you pay back home. I slowly just brought what could from home every time I flew between the two. I got place in Polanco that came majority furnished.
I feel you so much on this! It was a culture-shock for us for sure. Also, I forgot to talk about Ikea. Did you ever visit the ikea in CDMX? We're used to Ikea being the more affordable option. There's one Ikea in Mexico City, near the airport. The layout is exactly the same and so are the products. But the prices.. the prices were HIGHER than we remember seeing at Ikea's in the US 😳 price to quality ratio was not reasonable for us, so we bought nothing there.
I got that same tv for 450 usd at walmart
I pay 1500 in phoenix and there's homeless people in the benches doing blues
We later felt like we overpaid for the TV lol
Great video, I'd say average prices are sort of the same here in the US, I guess it depends more in where you live, just bought a 60" Sony for almost 1000us, almost double than yours for the extra 5"?? Really? 😂, when it comes to rent, it also has a lot to do with the state, I pay 1300us for a tiny little 1 bed. eggshell in West Palm Beach, Florida, but less than 10min/drive to work... So I guess it balances, I can't wait to move back to mi Mexico que tanto extraño... Soon I hope... 🤣🤣😭
Double the price for an extra 5”?? 😆 that’s wild. Does it come with AI and a personal assistant? 🤣
I feel that many material goods in Mexico cost more than in my city, Los Angeles.
I'm baffled at this but my guess has to do with the import taxes for foreign-made goods making them more expensive in Mexico
Hope helps for the fribromalga
How much was the mattress? When we stayed in cdmx at an Airbnb. It had a great mattress. When I complimented the owner, he seemed surprised and said it was from Costco?
We're driving (to Guadalajara) looks like I shoul bring my kitchen appliances.
Mattress was $18,000 mxn during the annual Buen Fin sale. We actually initially bought a different Luuna model for $12,000 but ended up upgrading.
Yes, I recommend bringing your kitchen appliances!
@@EatBailaTravel What is the size of your bed? A lot of people don't realize that in Mexico the sizes are different dimensions than in the US and are all generally shorter. I was also wondering about the linens. I've heard that Mexican linens are not the best quality so I brought my own own, which are queen size, and I just tuck in the excess on my "matrimonial" size mattress. BTW- In case people are wondering the matrimonial mattress is around 9" narrower than a standard queen size. Nice place and price considering it's CDMX and the prices to furnish are basically what I expected when purchasing from the dealers. You can get deals on custom made furniture and cabinets. I live in Ensenada where the rents here run generally anywhere from $400us to up as high as you would like to spend. I rent a furnished place for just myself that's a little smaller than what you two have for around $600us including all utilities, internet, drinking water and maid service. Plus my landlords family "adopted" me when I moved in and regularly feed me Mexican specialties! Mucha suerte desde la hermosa Ensenada!
You should get check the gallblader an start walk bare foot on sand for 10 minutes at noon
I’m curious, why at noon specifically?
Because it's hot from the sun and works like massage your feet gallbladder, check how many for stones
Not sure if you guys already made a video about this, but are you planning on buying an apartment in mexico eventually? Why yes or no?
good question! We would love to, but don't qualify for any financing options because we don't have a credit history or income in Mexico. I accepted a job offer in Mexico City that would have changed that for us, but unfortunately that job did not work out. Condominium apartments in Mexico City average around $200,000 USD and we don't have that kind of cash. But if money wasn't an issue, yea, we'd totally buy an apartment.
@EatBailaTravel thank you for answering my question. $200k usd is a lot of money, but considering CDMX is a global city that's probably as cheap as it gets. Keep making videos. 😊
It is an impressive global city! It’s like a NYC or Paris or London, but in Latin America. So the prices tend to be at the level of those cities too. Thanks!
Wait, so the washer and dryer convo was really $55, or was that a typo? 🐱 Also $1100 for a 2 bedroom 2 bath in CDMX is not bad at all.
Whoops!! Sorry for the typo!
The peso price is supposed to be the dollar amount 😅
$27,000 mxn
$1,588 USD for both machines
We consider that a DEAL because many washing machines cost that much alone, whereas we got both the washer and dryer for that price.
Did you ever consider renting a furnished apartment for a year? If yes, why did you decide to get an unfurnished one?
In hindsight, we do wish we would have rented a furnished place instead. Furnished apartments are more expensive in the long run. And, since we moved to Mexico City for a permanent job offer, we invested accordingly. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out with that job.
@@EatBailaTravelthanks for explaining. Makes sense.
Hola. ¿Qué onda? Me pregunto por qué hay cosas más caras en México como la licuadora. Buen video.
I had the same thought when I bought a camera at Target before traveling to Mexico and seeing the SAME EXACT camera at an Electra (box chain for electronics and other house items) for TRIPLE what I paid back home. People buy blenders on a one year layaway plan in Mexico.
@@glendamiranda9050 ¡Santo cielo!
Una explicación puede ser por los impuestos de importación (import taxes)! Pero aún me parecen exagerados los precios! Tiene que haber otra explicación!
@@EatBailaTravelSIP. Vamos a investigar.
Import taxes....
You forgot to mention the grand total chica 😅 it's all good though. I'm assuming it was about 4k? Also I remember you all mentioning moving soon. Is that still a thing?
My sister distracted me at the end!!! 😅 I forgot to mention the total spent furnishing our apartment was just under $7,000 USD. The smaller things really added up!
And yes, still planning on moving!
@@EatBailaTravel *insert 'daaaayum' gif from Friday movie* 😂
I pay $2300 for a 2 bedroom in Chicago. It's exorbitant.
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Is this apartment in the area of Coyoacán?
Just north of Coyoacan :) we are on the southern limit of the Benito Juarez borough. Across the road is Coyoacan.
@@EatBailaTravel Nice! I'm also a Mexican american from Southern California who recently moved to CDMX about two weeks ago. Although I ended up signing a one year lease in a more expensive neighborhood which I sort of regret 😭 not sure if I should break it
Hi, thanks for the info. 🙋
Cute cat emoji! 😆
I pay 2600 for a 3 bedroom without electricity and gas bills in Brooklyn NY, 1100 sounds amazing 😫😫😫😫
YIKES!! 😳😳 I know these prices are all relevant to cost of living and whatnot but I'm easily sticker-shocked lol
@@EatBailaTravel I’m thinking in just buying a home this is almost the equivalent of a mortgage but best of luck guys
Y no conocéis España? Aquí están los orígenes de vuestras raíces.
De hecho siiii ☺️ estudié un semestre en Granada, Kevin como buen amigo me fue a visitar un juntos visitamos Sevilla, Barcelona y años después San Sebastián y Bilbao 🥰
Saludos chicos. You didn't give us price for colchon Luuna. I bought them when I lived in CDMX (I paid close to $800 for each -matrimonial) and it was the best investment ever. I was so sad when I had to sell them bc I moved ouf the country, but I wll go back to buy one again.
I bought wood furniture from a man selling them outside of walmart in Navarte and they were actually pretty good and paid very affordable. and yes, nice furniture is not that inexpensive there but you get many options.
I bought my Mabe fridge at Chedraui for 12k pesos back in 2022-how much did yall pay for yours?
I think the rent at your place is pretty good for 2/2 and amazing roof top. Is it pet friendly?
Thanks for the home tour😁
$18,000 MXN during the Buen Fin sale is what we got it for. We actually originally bought a cheaper one for $12,000 but later returned it and upgraded to a different model.
We paid $8,535 for the Mabe fridge. It's smaller and cost more than the first fridge we bought when we first moved in together in Illinois. But we also got it at a promo price from Soriana.
and yes our place is pet friendly! I think we were the only apartment in the building without a dog or cat lol
Nice furniture,but wow, prices have really gone up .
Seriously! We spent way too much time and energy shopping for stuff that fit our budget.
What colonia?
This is in Colonia Acacias
Do you have a Costco? Could maybe get some good stuff there🤷🏻♀️
Yea there’s Costco nearby. We don’t have a membership
I didn't catch the price on the bed.
$18,000 mxn for the mattress! That’s about $1,000 USD depending on the exact exchange rate. I think a mattress like this would cost about $2,000 USD in the US.
About the same where I'm from ut I have a one bedroom apartment and pay half of what you do but my place is also smaller then yours 🐈
ahh and where's that?
@@EatBailaTravel I think ut is Utah - CDMX is much more fun and exciting culturally than UT so there's That! LOL
@@jaquettajonesAlthough the skiing is great in Utah just the food options alone are worth moving to Mexico.
Oh, my guess is your monthly expenses are $2500.
Closer to $3,000 USD!
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Hehe "WE"....we bought it. No, HE bought it. You picked it out lol
First, you’re wrong. Second, why does it matter?
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The price of the washer and dryer was not clear. Also, the mattress and the overall cost of furnishing. The rent is less than any two bedroom in my area in NC, but not a lot less.
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interesting... did you say that the girl that showed up at the end of the video was your sister? mmmmh
yep! My baby sister/child of mine lol
Do we look really different?😄
Whoa, Jenny! We’re watching this vid RIGHT NOW and are you seriously telling me that washer AND dryer was only $55USD?!?
That doesn’t seem right. Please explain.
Ahhh typo!!!! 😅😅😅 haha
The peso price is supposed to be the dollar amount 😅
$27,000 mxn
$1,588 USD for both machines
We consider that a DEAL because many washing machines cost that much alone, whereas we got both the washer and dryer for that price.
@@EatBailaTravel Whew! Thanks for the clarification. That’s still a steal 🥳
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