Amsterdam vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
921K
9.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 141% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 331st and 4604th ($2791 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 29th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Mexico City

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Amsterdam Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$9034

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804