Austin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	962K	9.21M

The cost of living in Austin is 112% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 858th and 4604th ($2455 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 7th 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 Austin compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 142nd and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Mexico City

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	Austin	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$9034

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804