neutral📍 Mexico — general
¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much is it?
KWAN-toh KWES-tah
What does it mean?
"¿Cuánto cuesta?" (how much does it cost?) is the essential shopping and market question. In markets you can follow with "¿en cuánto me lo deja?" to bargain politely. "¿Cuánto sale?" is a common Mexican variant.
How to use it
Universally useful — markets, taxis, shops, street stalls. Polite as-is. Bargaining is expected in markets (mercados) but not in fixed-price stores.
Example sentences
How much is this?
¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
How much for the two of them?
¿En cuánto me deja los dos?
How much to the airport?
¿Cuánto cuesta al aeropuerto?
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