Boston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
91
73
🏙️ Population
676K
9.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 150% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 27th and 4074th ($3680 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 105th and 2482nd 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
$24.8
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$13182

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005