FIRE Number for Mexico City, Mexico

A one-bedroom in Roma Norte or Condesa puts you in walkable, tree-lined neighborhoods with easy metro access across the city. You eat well on street tacos and fonda lunches, visit Chapultepec Park and the city's many free museums, and enjoy the café and cantina scene without overspending. The budget is comfortable here but not lavish — you cook at home some nights and rely on public transit.

A large apartment or penthouse in Polanco, or a renovated colonial home in Coyoacán, puts you in one of the city's best neighborhoods. You eat at top-tier restaurants like Contramar and Rosetta regularly, carry premium health insurance, and take domestic flights to the coast or wine country on weekends. A personal trainer and gym membership round out a genuinely affluent daily routine.

Premium housing in San Ángel or Nuevo Polanco, a cook who comes several times a week, a housekeeper, and a driver handle daily life. You dine at Pujol and Quintonil whenever you like, fly business class internationally, and carry top-tier private healthcare. This is the life of a successful professional who never has to check a price — comfortable and well-staffed, but grounded in the real city rather than walled off from it.