Cape Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1319
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2732
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$629
$700
🏘️ Family rent
$1097
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$92.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1565
$894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
56
92
😀 Quality of life
61
70
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 10% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4790th and 4484th ($1185 vs $1319) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in South Africa and Mexico, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5511th and 3209th 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
$11.3
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$42.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$3.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$690
$953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$565
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
$1019
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.8
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.4
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.5
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.67%
11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1876
$3524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$2473
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.61
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$59.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$5.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5399
$11226

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1215
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$836
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$922
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1002
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$733
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$812
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$972
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$853
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1401
882 km or 548 mi East London
$821
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$685
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$595
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$652
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$900
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$520
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$757
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$925
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$794
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$752
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$816
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$724
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$879
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$676
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$673
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$786
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$697
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$699
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$958
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$925
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$708
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$639
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1055
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$870
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$961
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$916
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$869
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$899
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$848

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$897
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$919
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$887
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$934
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$771
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$859
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$951
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$804
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$894
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$834
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$924
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$850
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$920
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$804
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$820
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$952
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$712
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$897
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$880
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1016
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$889
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$914
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$933
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1122
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$873
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$720
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$494
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$710
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$849
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$763
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$779
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$800
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$809
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$630
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1436
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$851
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$714
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$719
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$975