Hermosillo - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
One group of cleaning ladies was caught stealing from houses. It's surprisingly difficult to find people willing to clean, and when they do, you have to micromanage them to ensure they do a decent job. I gave up and clean myself. - Jun 2025
I have a housekeeper come once a week and pay her $500 MXN for the day. Families typically have babysitters and nannies but I don't know the cost. Many housekeepers are also willing to do light cooking and laundry. - Sep 2024
I think most people employ at least a housekeeper. It's easy to find a part-time housekeeper who comes to your house 1 or 2 days a week. I think around 500 MXN pesos is typical for a day of cleaning. Some housekeepers will also cook and do laundry. Several families also employ babysitters or nineras, both full-time and part-time. Expect to pay about 100 MXN per hour. Nobody that I know of has a live-in helper. - Jun 2023
Reasonable. We pay a nanny about $20 USD/day for 6 hours and a housecleaner roughly the same for 8 hours, twice a week. - Sep 2022
There are plenty of good housekeepers ready to help or nannies. Just ask around in the community. - Sep 2022
The Community Liaison Office (CLO) is able to provide a contract for household help. Singles usually have a housekeeper come clean every one or two weeks. Families will often hire a housekeeper and/or nanny. Some houses with yards that require upkeep do have a gardener come once a month or so. Be prepared for an astroturf lawn; after all, this is a tropical desert. - Aug 2022
Very available. Most people pay about $25/day. - Aug 2015
There is ready availability of domestic help. We have a housekeeper who came 3x per week for about $15 day. We also had a full-time nanny for about $150 per week. Many of my Mexican friends have live-in nannies who work 6 days for slightly less than I was paying for ours. The consulate community seems to pass the same nannies around, and they are all very good. - Apr 2013
Widely available and reasonably priced compared to the U.S. - Dec 2009
Readily available and affordable. You can get a live in-maid/babysitter for approximately US$400 to US$500 per month. Gardeners, general outside clean up/maintenance workers, etc., are also readily available and low cost. - Feb 2008
