Cape Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$484
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
434K
9.21M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 32% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6078th and 4206th ($881 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in South Africa and Mexico, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5406th and 4184th 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
$7.47
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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