Brasilia vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$882
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$386
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
2.82M
9.21M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 34% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6320th and 4418th ($882 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5763rd and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brasilia Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.51
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$477
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.5
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.81%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.24
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$537
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16129
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$714
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$531
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$682
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$805
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$656
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$693
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$665
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$653
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$629
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$593
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$624
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$670
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$588
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$647
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$611
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$552
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$559
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$585
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$655
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$642
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$606
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$574
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$600
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$583
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$552
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$604
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$560
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$635
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$641
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$412
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$568
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$609
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$561
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$619
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$590
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$613
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$750
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$688
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$582
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$629

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