Berlin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$892
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Berlin is 67% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1418th and 4418th ($2222 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 35th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mexico City

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Berlin Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$11015

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

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