🇲🇽 Mexico · Housing
Renting and buying property in Mexico — typical rents, deposits, contracts, and official tenancy rules.
Mexico housing is mostly handled through private lease or purchase contracts, state civil-code rules, local notary practice and consumer-protection checks. Foreigners should verify contract language, deposit terms, guarantor requirements and whether the address works for banking, tax and immigration evidence.
- Lease practice varies by state and city; written contracts, inventory records and payment receipts are important.
- Landlords often ask for a guarantor, security deposit or legal policy; confirm exactly what is required before paying.
- For purchases, Profeco recommends written terms and registered consumer contracts for qualifying housing providers.
Official authorities
- Profeco — renting a house or apartment
Official consumer guidance on rental contracts.
- Profeco — real-estate consumer rights
Official consumer-rights guidance for housing transactions.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Typical rents by city
| Cities | 1-bedroom rent |
|---|---|
| Mexico City | MX$14,000–30,000/mo (Roma/Condesa); MX$7,000–16,000/mo (outer) |
| Guadalajara | MX$7,200–12,600/mo (centre); MX$5,400–9,000/mo (outer) |
| Monterrey | MX$8,100–13,500/mo (centre); MX$6,000–10,000/mo (outer) |
| Puebla | MX$5,400–9,000/mo (centre); MX$4,000–6,800/mo (outer) |
| Cancún | MX$7,200–12,600/mo (centre); MX$5,400–9,000/mo (outer) |
| Tijuana | MX$7,200–11,700/mo (centre); MX$5,400–8,500/mo (outer) |
| Querétaro | MX$6,300–10,800/mo (centre); MX$4,800–7,800/mo (outer) |
| Mérida | MX$6,300–10,800/mo (centre); MX$4,800–7,800/mo (outer) |