Chennai vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$161
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
90
😀 Quality of life
68
66
🏙️ Population
10.3M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chennai is 66% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4206th ($434 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 8th in India and Mexico, respectively. Check India vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3676th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mexico City

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Chennai Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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