Calgary vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
92
66
🏙️ Population
1.31M
9.21M

The cost of living in Calgary is 64% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1526th and 4206th ($2113 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 8th in Canada and Mexico, respectively. Check Canada vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 66th and 4184th 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
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881