Bucharest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$496
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
90
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 13% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5404th and 4630th ($1036 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Romania and Mexico, respectively. Check Romania vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 642nd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Mexico City

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Bucharest Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709