Calgary vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.21M

The cost of living in Calgary is 81% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4630th ($2149 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 131st and 3360th 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
$16.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

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