Chicago vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 98% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 375th and 4274th ($2822 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 Chicago compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 22nd and 3354th 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
$19.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$11420

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023