Trip for · Tight budgets

Mexico City for budget travellers

Museums are cheap, street food is cheaper and the Metro costs a few pesos.

Only items the guide tags or describes for budget travellers; each shows the field it came from. Prices and hours: check before you go.

Key facts

A 3-day outline

Grouped by walking cluster where the guide gives one. Order inside a day is loose: the timed day plans check opening hours and walking.

Zócalo and Metropolitan Cathedral
Why it fits: Free (towers extra). The vast main square and the largest cathedral in the Americas by many accounts (check).
From: Top 10 · cost
Los Cocuyos taquería
Why it fits: Tacos de suadero and campechano · MXN 60–150 (≈ US$4–9). A late-night classic; watch the queue and order by the piece.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier
Comida corrida at a family restaurant
Why it fits: Set lunch with soup, main and drink · MXN 100–200 (≈ US$6–11). A cheap, filling weekday lunch.
From: Eat guide · Budget tier

Plaza Río de Janeiro and Roma Norte
Why it fits: Free to browse. A leafy square and a neighbourhood built for strolling and coffee.
From: Top 10 · cost
Mercado Roma
Why it fits: cheap tastes if you graze.
From: Good for · budget travellers

Comida corrida
Why it fits: a full lunch for MXN 100–200 (≈ US$6–11).
From: Good for · budget travellers
Churrería El Moro
Why it fits: Churros and hot chocolate · MXN 90–180 (≈ US$5–10). A sweet breakfast or snack, open at all hours (check).
From: Eat guide · Budget tier

Sleep areas the guide points budget travellers to.

Centro Histórico hotels
A wide range from hostels to boutique hotels.
From: Sleep fit · budget 4/5

What the guide flags for budget travellers.

Keep MXN 500 (≈ US$30) in small notes for tips, snacks and site taxis; use ATMs inside banks or malls and choose to be charged in pesos. (Money · ATM rule)