Charlotte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
92
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
875K
9.21M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 82% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 986th and 4418th ($2423 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 234th and 3317th 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
$16.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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