Brasilia vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$765
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2266
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$296
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$501
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
56
67
🏙️ Population
2.82M
9.21M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6598th and 4604th ($765 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5716th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.98
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2296
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1378
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.12
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.78
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.7
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.4
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14627
$9034

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$653
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$508
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$615
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$665
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$606
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$596
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$610
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$606
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$595
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$630
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$599
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$630
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$558
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$601
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$581
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$529
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$559
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$561
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$604
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$595
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$578
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$548
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$571
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$557
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$522
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$564
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$529
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$608
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$603
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$536
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$573
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$531
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$582
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$568
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$580
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$671
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$625
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$558
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$590

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