Tip Calculator for Mexico City

Tip Calculator for Mexico City

In Mexico a tip (propina) of 10 to 15 percent is normal in restaurants, and card terminals often ask for the percentage. Tips are also usual for valet parking, hotel staff and for the attendant at petrol stations. This page opens the tip calculator for Mexico City in Mexican peso (MXN) with a 15 percent tip and a bill split 3 ways.

Facts that change the answer

• Typical tip in Mexico City: 15 percent
• Service charge: Service is normally not included; if 'servicio' appears on the bill it is optional.
• Tax: Menu prices include 16 percent IVA.
• Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)

Worked example for Mexico City

A 3-person meal in Mexico City with a bill of MXN 1,200.00 and a 15 percent tip comes to MXN 1,380.00, or MXN 460.00 each. At 20 percent the total would be MXN 1,440.00. (Example bill; use your own receipt.)

Mexico City has about 12,294,193 people (GeoNames). Across the border, Los Angeles in United States follows different habits, so check that city's page before you travel.

Quick amounts in MXN at 15 percent: on MXN 600.00 the tip is MXN 90.00 and the total MXN 690.00; on MXN 1,200.00 the tip is MXN 180.00 and the total MXN 1,380.00; on MXN 2,400.00 the tip is MXN 360.00 and the total MXN 2,760.00; on MXN 4,800.00 the tip is MXN 720.00 and the total MXN 5,520.00. At 10 percent the tip on MXN 1,200.00 would be MXN 120.00, and at 20 percent MXN 240.00.

Sources: FastBuySale editorial summary of local custom (customs vary) · GeoNames. Checked 5 November 2026. For how the maths works, see the Tip Calculator guide.