Welcome again! If you can’t stand using public transport for another minute and you want to know about private transport companies, then you’ve come to the right post. This time we will talk about the price differences between Uber and Didi.
Currently, in several cities in Mexico, the public transport system is no longer a good alternative to reach our destinations on time. For these many other reasons, citizens have been forced to use more and more private transport services such as Uber or Didi. Just by installing the Uber or Didi app you can travel comfortably.
Without a doubt, Uber is one of the most famous private services in Mexico, even far above regular taxis. This is because you can use the Uber app to request a taxi at any time you want. In addition, this app provides you with data about the driver and his vehicle so that you have more security when he picks you up. On the other hand, regarding prices, Uber offers us multiple offers throughout. In this way we can save a few pesos during each trip, which is a great advantage over traditional taxis.
However, another company called Didi has recently joined and is willing to take the throne from Uber and that leads many users to want to know which of the two services is better. This rivalry totally benefits users, since both companies will begin to take measures to attract passengers. One of them would be to adjust the rates to lower prices or launch offers more often.
Uber vs DiDi, which is more expensive?
Next we will talk about which of these taxi services is more expensive, thanks to the data provided by Finerio. This Mexican finance app allows us to organize all our bank accounts in a simple way. Basically you can make a record of your expenses to keep track of the personal budget. This way you can see a graph that shows how you are spending money and better manage your finances.
Annual expense according to the frequency of use
So, according to this application, the average ticket per user trip during the year was close to $144 in Uber and $166 in Didi. Looking at these numbers, we can tell right off the bat that Didi’s services are more expensive. Even Finerio shows us the amount of money spent per year based on the frequency of trips per week, which we’ll break down below.
Those people who use Didi every 15 days would be spending almost $4,000 annually. On the other hand, Didi allows you to make cash payments. On the other hand, those who use Uber with such frequency, at the end of the year they will have spent around 3,500 pesos. In comparison, Uber users would save at least 500 pesos, which is not a minor figure.
Now, those who decide to use Didi once a week for a whole year will have to prepare to shell out about $8,600. In addition to this, Didi also offers you other services such as DiDi FOOD, which also has similar prices. For Uber users, this frequency of use represents an expense of $7,500, that is, they would save more than $1,000 pesos. Then, those who need to make at least 2 trips a week in Didi, by the end of the year will have spent $17,000. On the other hand, usersUber riders would be spending at least $15,000 in total.
devastating figures
If we use Didi on average 3 days a week for a year, we would spend around $26,000. In contrast, people who use Uber three times a week throughout the year would have spent at least 22,000 pesos, which represents a savings of $4,000 compared to Didi users.
Based on these devastating figures, there is no doubt that using Didi today is not cheap at all compared to Uber fares. This may be due to the fact that Didi is not in high demand today, as it has not been offering its services to the market for a long time. Later this company will have to take intelligent measures to be able to face Uber in terms of rates and offers.
However, the best way to save money is to reduce the use of these private companies, since despite the offers and the difference in prices, at the end of the year it represents a significant expense. That is why the best option to save a little during the year is to use public transport.
