Atlanta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2641
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5926
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1592
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$711
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5005
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
92
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
499K
9.21M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 98% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 647th and 4418th ($2641 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd 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 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 179th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Mexico City

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Atlanta Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.03
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.17
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2780
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2071
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2885
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2139
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.63
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1237
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26158
$11015

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$2416
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$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2384
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2379
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2503
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2370
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2423
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2345
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2413
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2412
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2333
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2421
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2193
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2466
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2421
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2454
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2242
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2563
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$3016
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2298
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2478
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1902
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2098
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2279
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2492
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2131
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2246
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2252
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1982
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2362
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1891
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1879
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2186
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1824
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1600
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1820
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1925
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1910
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1948
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1981

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