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Cancún vs Mexico City: cost, safety and weather compared (2026)

Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.

Cancún and Mexico City compared on cost, safety, weather and size
CancúnMexicoMexico CityMexico
Daily cost, per personestimate
Budget$50$65
Mid-range$115$145
Luxury$240$315
Price level0.54× US (2025)0.54× US (2025)
US advisoryLevel 2Level 2
Best monthsJan, Feb, Mar and AprJan, Feb, Mar and Apr
Annual rain1,374 mm1,164 mm
Average high29.8 °C24.8 °C
Population889K12.3M
Time zoneAmerica/CancunAmerica/Mexico_City

The short answer

Cancún is about 21 % cheaper per day than Mexico City, $115 against $145 (mid-range estimate). Both carry a US Level 2 advisory. In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Cancún and 18 °C in Mexico City.

Keep reading

City overviews

  • Cancún overview
  • Mexico City overview

Cost and safety in detail

  • Cancún trip cost
  • Is Cancún safe?
  • Mexico City trip cost
  • Is Mexico City safe?

Where they rank

  • Cheapest cities in North America
  • Safest cities in North America

Countries

  • All cities in Mexico

Sources

  • GeoNames city database — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 14, 2026
  • Open-Meteo climate archive — CC BY 4.0, fetched September 21, 2026
  • World Bank price level and exchange rate — CC BY 4.0, data year 2025
  • US State Department travel advisories — public domain, fetched September 21, 2026

Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.