Boston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
676K
9.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 155% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 30th and 4274th ($3638 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 94th and 3354th 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
$21.5
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$11420

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

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