Bucharest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$449
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
90
😀 Quality of life
77
66
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 25% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5593rd and 4206th ($961 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Romania and Mexico, respectively. Check Romania vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 703rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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