Charlotte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
875K
9.21M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 67% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 946th and 4074th ($2470 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 4th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 246th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Mexico City

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Charlotte Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005