The cost of living is a Mexican film directed by Rafael Montero. Producciones Volcn y Cooperativa Bertolt Brecht was produced in collaboration with theFonds de Fomento a la Qualidad Cinematographica. The breakdown of life is described as a couple affected by a deep national economic crisis. They are faced with an increasingly difficult situation that leads them to despair. They decide to try luck and encourage themselves to attack some commercial premises, but in one of them the situation takes a tragic turn.