Amsterdam vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
921K
9.21M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 140% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 252nd and 4630th ($2859 vs $1190) 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 1.5 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 25th and 3360th 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
$20
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$8550

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709