Charlotte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
875K
9.21M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 68% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1073rd and 4274th ($2403 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 283rd and 3354th 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
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

Cities near Mexico City

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