Bucharest vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$535
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
78
93
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.21M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 20% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4935th and 4274th ($1138 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Romania and Mexico, respectively. Check Romania vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 508th and 3354th 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
$11.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023