Boston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
676K
9.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 174% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 27th and 4418th ($3652 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 71st and 3317th 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
$22
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$11015

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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