Cape Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$603
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4849th and 4630th ($1120 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5407th and 3360th 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
$7.8
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709