How much does it cost to live in the Condesa neighborhood

The Condesa neighborhood is considered one of the most beautiful and popular in Mexico City, the average cost of renting an apartment is around 19,000 pesos per month.

This area has high levels of added value and residential projects, the price of the apartments is varied because it depends on the street where they are located, on average they are around 6.7 million pesos; in one of the most representative streets such as Amsterdam that still preserves art deco architecture characteristic of the Condesa, rental prices are higher with 52% more expensive than the rest of the colony with an average monthly cost of 38,000 pesos per month, while real estate for sale with a value of 6.3 million is lower than elsewhere.

Some of the apartments for rent with the lowest cost depend on the size range from 10,500 pesos; if rented with roomies the average price of the room is 6,500 pesos; houses for rent can range from 30,000 to 120,000 pesos.

It is one of the favorite areas to live due to its high quality of life due to its public services, it is close to jobs, offices, it has a wide range of entertainment from bars, clubs, restaurants, also several of its places are pet friendly, in general it offers a great diversity gastronomic, cultural and historical.

La Condesa is located in the Cuauhtémoc mayor's office, which is surrounded by some of the colonies that are also very popular to live in such as San Miguel Chapultepec, La Escandón, Narvarte and Roma Norte and South, as well as being close to Paseo de la Reforma and tourist areas such as Chapultepec Forest, the capital's Zocalo.

It has a wide variety of public transport, with easy access to the metro stations Juanacatlán, Patriotismo, Chapultepec, Chilpancingo and the Metrobus Nuevo León, Patriotismo. Also, with ecological mobility such as ECOBICI or other bicycle services.

It has different green areas, such as Parque México, which is a place where there are artistic, cultural activities, urban culture, it is very representative in recordings or for taking pictures, it has a space for dogs; the Morelos Park, which has a family atmosphere where there are games for young children can have fun as well as in Parque España.

The origin of the Countess dates back to the times of New Spain, the lands of this place were at that time of noble families from abolengo since the 16th century, according to research by the Institute of Social Research of the UNAM, the first owner was María de la Campa y Cos who was Countess of Santiago and Valparaiso.

The current name was given by Maria Magdalena Davalos de Bracamonte y Orozco, who was the Third Countess of Miravalle who inherited land from her family that was purchased in 1704, they established the Tacubaya Hacienda of Tacubaya, of which the Hippodrome Condesa, Tacubaya, Rome and Condesa colonies were part of.

The Countess of Miraville was the chief administrator of the area due to the death of her husband, from a historical record of her letters it can be inferred that she was a woman with an excellent vocation for business and administration. He also owned properties in states such as Nayarit, Aguascalientes, and Zacatecas.

The official foundation was in 1902 mandated by then-President Porfirio Díaz who aimed to modernize Mexico City with paving, electricity and water projects.

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