Cape Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$681
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
56
92
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 8% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4637th and 4418th ($1231 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6312th and 3317th 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
$11.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030