Berlin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$3399
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$774
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1028
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.21M

The cost of living in Berlin is 61% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1275th and 4274th ($2302 vs $1428) 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 35th and 3354th 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	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$3.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$11420

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$975
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1040
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$982
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$917
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1015
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$934
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$986
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$887
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$907
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1032
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$771
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$987
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1075
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$981
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$1004
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1241
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$950
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$766
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$926
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$803
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$928
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$926
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$894
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$944
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$952
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$846
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$670
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$962
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$950
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$910
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1023