Boston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
676K
9.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 191% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 32nd and 4630th ($3467 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 89th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mexico City

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Boston Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$8550

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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