Chicago vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
96
68
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 124% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 483rd and 4630th ($2667 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 20th and 3360th 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
$21
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$8550

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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