Cape Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1386
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3160
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$775
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1348
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$405
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
93
😀 Quality of life
58
73
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4336th and 4074th ($1386 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in South Africa and Mexico, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6134th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Mexico City

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Cape Town Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.7
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.19
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$591
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1075
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1508
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.22
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$272
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6197
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1421
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$763
371 km or 231 mi George
$877
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$968
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1020
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$796
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$863
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1033
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$904
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1390
882 km or 548 mi East London
$773
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$742
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$611
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$660
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$953
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$811
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$991
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$872
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$860
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$903
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$789
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$945
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$691
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$691
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$742
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1031
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$994
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$723
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$663
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1204
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$912
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1040
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1104
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$938
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$998
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$893

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