Arlington vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Arlington Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1856
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4502
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1114
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1920
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.6
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3964
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
394K
9.21M

The cost of living in Arlington is 39% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2476th and 4418th ($1856 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 5th 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 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Arlington ranked 405th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1375th and 3317th 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
$15.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.85
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1284
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$860
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.73
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.47
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23378
$11015

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Cities near Arlington

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi Mansfield
$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi Hurst
$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi Bedford
$2139
16 km or 10 mi Euless
$2135
19 km or 12 mi Haltom
$2140
19 km or 12 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
20 km or 12 mi Irving
$2133
20 km or 13 mi Colleyville
$2140
21 km or 13 mi Fort Worth
$2217
21 km or 13 mi Duncanville
$2183
21 km or 13 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
22 km or 14 mi Watauga
$2136
26 km or 16 mi Grapevine
$2133
27 km or 17 mi Burleson
$2184
27 km or 17 mi Keller
$2108
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2143
27 km or 17 mi DeSoto
$2200
28 km or 17 mi Midlothian
$2190
29 km or 18 mi Saginaw
$2144
30 km or 18 mi Coppell
$2162
30 km or 19 mi Dallas
$2447
31 km or 19 mi Benbrook
$2145
34 km or 21 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
35 km or 21 mi Lancaster
$2222
35 km or 22 mi University Park
$2287
37 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Carrollton
$2199
39 km or 24 mi Lewisville
$2038
43 km or 27 mi Waxahachie
$2187
47 km or 29 mi Cleburne
$2185
48 km or 30 mi Balch Springs
$2250
48 km or 30 mi Richardson
$2315
48 km or 30 mi The Colony
$2246
49 km or 30 mi Mesquite
$2176
49 km or 30 mi Corinth
$2199
51 km or 32 mi Garland
$2497
52 km or 32 mi Plano
$2268
54 km or 33 mi Little Elm
$2216
56 km or 35 mi Frisco
$2369

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030