Atlanta vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2540
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5770
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1567
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2549
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$681
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5608
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
499K
9.21M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 113% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 714th and 4630th ($2540 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st and 6th 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 140th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Atlanta Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.1
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.73
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1286
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2880
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2127
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2438
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.47
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.47
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.17
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1299
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27237
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2337
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2253
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2267
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2501
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2270
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2303
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2255
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2314
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2275
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2237
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2353
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2338
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2450
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2387
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2365
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2044
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2756
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2025
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2191
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2492
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1501
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1677
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2194
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2140
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2087
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2168
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2164
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2214
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2205
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1834
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1909
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2125
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1709
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1627
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1668
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1822
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1813
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1960
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2041

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