Calgary vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.21M

The cost of living in Calgary is 48% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1716th and 4274th ($2118 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 209th and 3354th 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
$17
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$11420

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Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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