Berlin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
3.76M
9.21M

The cost of living in Berlin is 77% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1583rd and 4630th ($2104 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 23rd and 3360th 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
$14.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$8550

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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