Tijuana - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?
Household help is reasonable when compared to the US, but more expensive than the rest of Mexico. We paid about $7 an hour for our housekeeper who came for five hours a day twice per week. This is more than Mexicans pay, so if you can find someone who has never worked for US diplomats you may be able to get a cheaper hourly rate. - Apr 2023
Household help is usually available. But there are lulls. Most families have a housekeeper a day or two each week, and some with kids have nannies. - Nov 2017
Our maid was US$35 per day twice per week. Nanny was US$700, full time. No one lives in. - May 2015
US$35 for 1/2 day of cleaning. - Mar 2015
Full time is US$400 a month. Nannies can be approximately US$700 a month. - Apr 2014
About US$300-400 a month. - Feb 2014
US$5 an hour for someone to come once a week. - Apr 2011
A housekeeper will generally charge between $5-$7.50 per hour. Good help isn't too hard to find. - Mar 2011
Genearly better than U.S. minimum wage. Most help is approx USD 7.00/hr. If you get a full-time housekeeper, you can negotiate that rate. - Dec 2010
Almost US wages for good help, but read the fine print on contracts for what the termination/severance will be. - Aug 2010
Domestic help seems to be readily available and is probably cheaper than comparable services in the U.S. - Mar 2008
