Chennai vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$142
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
6.6M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chennai is 72% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8947th and 4074th ($409 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in India and Mexico, respectively. Check India vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5131st and 2482nd 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
$2.12
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005