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Cover of Mexico Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

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Cover of Mexico Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

What does buying a home in Mexico cost on top of the price? 5 to 6% of the price: $5,500 on a $100,000 flat, $40,000 on an $800,000 villa.

What does owning a home in Mexico cost each year? Mostly building fees, insurance and upkeep: about $2,600 a year for a $100,000 flat, $14,700 for an $800,000 villa.

What tax do you pay when you sell a home in Mexico? $394k sale, $56k gain: a resident pays about $2.6k, a non-resident $20k with a tax agent and $98k without.

How is your rental income taxed in Mexico? On Airbnb you keep about 79 pesos of every 100 if you live in Mexico, and 66 if you live abroad.

Notary, agent, lawyer: who does what in Mexico, and what do they charge? The seller pays the agent. You pay the notary, an optional lawyer and small fees: about $4,400 to $11,700 on $300,000.

Bank trust or Mexican company: which fits you in Mexico? A home goes in a bank trust: $1,700 to $2,700 to set up, then $500 to $850 a year.

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Mexico Fees & Taxes: what to pay, what to avoid, and how to pay less

INSIDE THE GUIDE

Every fee you’ll pay, line by line
Who pays what: buyer or seller
Where you can legally pay less
The costs nobody mentions upfront
What owning costs you every year
How much tax you’ll owe on rent
What you’ll pay when you sell
How to move your money in cheaply
Who does what, and what they charge
The tax traps foreigners fall into
What’s changed in the last 12 months
What could go wrong, and how to avoid it

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Verified data with sourcesUpdated in November 2026