Originally Posted by
MatthewLAX
I will be travelling to Mexico City in a few weeks and noticed this on the Wikitravel guide:
"There are Mexican chain restaurants that can be assumed to be safe and similar no matter where you are, including Vips, Toks, and the more traditional Sanborns, all reminiscent of Denny's in the United States. You can expect to pay between $100 to $150 per person."
Is this accurate? Does it cost $150 for a cheap dinner in MEX?
http://wikitravel.org/en/Mexico_City
The $ symbol is used for pesos as well as dollars, so yes, that meal would be 100 to 150 pesos, but that's in the range of $8-12 USD (haven't checked the latest exchange rates).