Atlanta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
499K
9.21M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 78% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 688th and 4074th ($2628 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 4th 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 Atlanta compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 199th and 2482nd 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
$23.3
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005