This page compares 8 international schools in Mexico City with lower published tuition, drawn from the 33 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is 2,600 and the highest in this comparison set is 640,000, quoted in MXN / $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Mexico City — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedros International School | Mexican national curriculum (SEP) with trilingual instruction and Cambridge English certification | 4-15 | 2,600 | 2,600 | MXN |
| Eton School Mexico | Mexican National Curriculum | 2-18 | 21,900 | 21,900 | $ |
| Colegio Anglo Americano Lomas | Mexican curriculum | 3-18 | 102,430 | 104,130 | MXN |
| Greengates School Mexico City | British, IB | 3-18 | 120,000 | 640,000 | MXN |
| Colegio Peterson Mexico City | American, IB | 1-18 | 120,000 | 275,000 | MXN |
| Colegio Suizo de México | IB, Bachillerato Internacional | 3-18 | 122,400 | 211,900 | MXN |
| Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt Mexico City | German | 3-18 | 125,000 | 420,000 | MXN |
| Colegio Olinca Mexico City | IB | 1-18 | 150,000 | 500,000 | MXN |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| American School Foundation Mexico City | American | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Anglo Mexicano de Coyoacán | Mexican national curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Franco Inglés Mexico City | Bilingual English–Spanish Programme, Mexican National Curriculum (SEP), UNAM-supported programme | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Hebreo Monte Sinaí | IB | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Hebreo Tarbut | Mexican national curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Internacional de México | IB | 3–18 | Not published |
| Colegio La Paz Mexico City | Mexican National Curriculum (SEP) English Language Programme Cambridge English Values-based education | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Madrid | Mexican national curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Miraflores | Mexican curriculum | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Nuevo Continente (NC School CDMX) | Mexican national curriculum with bilingual English-Spanish education; IB Diploma Programme at Preparatoria level | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Olamí ORT | Mexican curriculum with bilingual Spanish-English education | 0-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Vallarta | Mexican National Curriculum (SEP) / Bilingual English Programme / Cambridge English | 3-15 | Not published |
| Colegio Vista Hermosa Mexico City | Mexican National Curriculum (SEP) International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) Bilingual English–Spanish Programme | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Williams Mexico City | IB | 3-18 | Not published |
| Cumbres International School México | Mexican national curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Humanitree School Mexico City | IB, Bachillerato General | 2-18 | Not published |
| Irish Institute México | Mexican national curriculum with a bilingual international educational model; specific international curriculum (IB/British/American) not stated on the official website. | 3–18 | Not published |
| La Escuela de Lancaster | IB, Cambridge IGCSE, British | 3-18 | Not published |
| Liceo Franco-Mexicano | French National Curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Liceo Mexicano Japonés, A.C. | Mexican/SEP curriculum | 3-18 | Not published |
| Montessori de la Condesa | Montessori | 2-12 | Not published |
| The Churchill School & College | IB, Cambridge International | 2-18 | Not published |
| Thomas Jefferson School Mexico City | American, IB | PK–12 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in MXN / $. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (4 schools), Mexican national curriculum (SEP) with trilingual instruction and Cambridge English certification (1 school), Mexican National Curriculum (1 school), Mexican curriculum (1 school), British (1 school), American (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 10 schools in Mexico City that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is 2,600 at Cedros International School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from 2,600 to 640,000 (MXN / $). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 8 schools in Mexico City with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 23 schools in Mexico City do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. Greengates School Mexico City teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at MXN 120,000.
Yes. Colegio Peterson Mexico City teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at MXN 120,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, Mexican national curriculum (SEP) with trilingual instruction and Cambridge English certification, Mexican National Curriculum, Mexican curriculum, British, American. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Mexico City, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.