Amsterdam vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$3399
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$774
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1028
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	921K	9.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 124% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 126th and 4274th ($3203 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Netherlands and Mexico, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 13th and 3354th 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	$21.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$11420

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023