Charlotte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
90
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
9.21M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 110% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 361st and 4206th ($2710 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 191st and 4184th 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
$15.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881