Charlotte vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
90
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
875K
9.21M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 120% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 574th and 4630th ($2615 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 230th and 3360th 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
$17.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709