Boston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
676K
9.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 160% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 35th and 4206th ($3345 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 83rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$10204

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881