Kept a spreadsheet of every meal on my 9 day trip to Oaxaca, the math at the end surprised me
I tracked every peso I spent on food from July 3 to July 11, mostly eating at markets and stands instead of restaurants. Total came to $118 for 27 meals, which works out to about $4.37 each, way less than the $15 a day I used to budget for places with table service and English menus. The one splurge was a $19 dinner at a spot near the zocalo and honestly the $2 tlayuda from the stand by the church was better. Anyone else keep a food log on trips, or do you just eat and hope the card statement doesn't hurt too bad?