Calgary vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2079
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1191
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1928
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
92
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.21M

The cost of living in Calgary is 56% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1781st and 4418th ($2079 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 160th and 3317th 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
$16.7
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2105
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3658
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3126
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15727
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030