Cape Town vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$773
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
93
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 4% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4432nd and 4274th ($1366 vs $1428) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6382nd and 3354th 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
$12.5
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023