Amsterdam vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
921K
9.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 98% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 612th and 4206th ($2545 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 37th and 4184th 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
$18.4
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$10204

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881