How much does it cost to open a gas station in Mexico?
Honest ranges, by line item and by scenario. Most websites hide these figures; we would rather you come into your project with realistic expectations.
New station: investment by line item
| Line item | Estimated range (MXN) |
|---|---|
| CNE permit filing fee | ~ $32,081 |
| Technical and environmental studies (MIA, ARSH/PRESH, LAU, SASISOPA) | $350,000 – $500,000 |
| Municipal licenses (land use, construction, civil protection) | Varies by municipality |
| Civil works, tanks and dispensers | $3,000,000 – $4,200,000 |
| End-to-end regulatory management fees | Based on scope |
Typical total: between $3.5 and $5 million pesos. The site and the construction drive the variation; permitting is the small part of the cost — and the part that stops the most projects when it is done wrong.
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Plus the variable line items you checked (municipal licenses and management fees), which depend on your case.
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Not every project starts from zero
New station
The full scenario: site, three authorities, construction and equipment. The right sequence ("paperwork before concrete") is what protects the investment.
See the guide to opening a station →Site or business conversion
It saves on construction but not on permitting: the CNE + ASEA documentation is the same, and land-use approval can be the bottleneck.
Request a feasibility assessment →Regularizing a station already in operation
Regularization — bringing an existing station into compliance — costs a fraction of opening, and it avoids fines of up to 50,000 days' wages. The RENAGAS window lowers the cost of getting current.
See how regularization works →Idle construction is the expense nobody budgets for
Building before you hold the permit means paying financing on infrastructure that cannot operate. A deficiency notice on poorly assembled documentation (an RFC missing its homoclave, a shapefile not in WGS-84, an expired insurance policy) can stall the project for months — with the tanks already bought.
That is why the right schedule matters more than any single line of the budget: paperwork before concrete.
Frequently asked questions
Indicative figures as of 2026, in Mexican pesos; they depend on the site, the municipality and the authority. They do not replace a formal quote.
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