Living in Mexico

Living in Mexico

• $73.04 per day is the minimum wage in Mexico
• $119.505 was the price of the basic basket in February 2016

Light (CFE)

• The light domestic payment is divided into two and it depends on the region where the house is located
• In this case we'll analyze fee in Hidalgo
• Domestic fee out of summer: $0.793 for each of the first kWh (kilowatt hour), $0.956 for the following 75 kWh and $2. 802 for each extra kWh
• Domestic fee in summer : $0.697 for each of the first kWh (kilowatt hour), $0.822 for the following 75 kWh and $2. 802 for each extra kWh
• High domestic consumption fee (more than 300 kWh) : $88.04 fixed plus $3.385 per kWh.

Water (CAASIM)

• As the light payment, also the water domestic payments depends on the region where the house is located
• From 0 to 8 m3=$85.72
• From 9 to 12 m3=$79.76
• From 13 to 25 m3=$155.31
• From 26 to 50m3=$546.58
• From 51 to 250 m3=$1,525.83
• More than 250 m3=$11,925.01

Phone

• Usually, when hiring this service, the internet is included
• There isn't a fixed rate to pay these service because of the many companies someone can choose
• • There are packages that go from $200 to $2,500
• The most common is TELMEX

House (INFONAVIT)

• It's an institution dedicated to grant credit to any worker so they own a home