Boston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
91
67
🏙️ Population
676K
9.21M

The cost of living in Boston is 206% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 24th and 4604th ($3547 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 7th 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 103rd and 3470th 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
$21.6
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$9034

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804