Chicago vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 103% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 505th and 4206th ($2613 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 16th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Mexico City

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Chicago Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$10204

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

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