Arlington vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1807
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4757
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1010
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1967
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$539
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4550
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
90
😀 Quality of life
75
66
🏙️ Population
394K
9.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 40% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2320th and 4206th ($1807 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1872nd and 8th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Arlington ranked 235th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1022nd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Mexico City

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Arlington Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.38
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$790
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1821
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2184
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2175
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.64
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1593
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21722
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2338
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2059
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2039
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2021
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2084
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$1987
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2053
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2173
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2162
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2139
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$1872
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2236
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2017
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2193
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2306
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2108
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$1992
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2497
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2099
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2206
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2267
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2157
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$1804
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2199
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2149
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2223
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2323
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2235
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2111
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2301
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2516
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2200
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2384

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