Calgary vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2095
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4718
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1885
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3093
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.21M

The cost of living in Calgary is 42% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1759th and 4074th ($2095 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 4th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 187th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mexico City

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Calgary Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.19
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1234
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$935
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1946
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1549
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3751
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.4
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$820
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15881
$13182

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1927
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1874
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1780
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1733
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1579
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1626
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1835
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2595
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1974
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2338
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2307
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1749
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2197
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1771
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1953
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2180
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2135
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2505
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1781
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1703
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1787
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1867
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1729
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2100
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1869
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1451
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2290
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1442
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1953
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2427
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2053
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2930
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2100
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2141
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2493
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2523
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2492
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1872

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005