Chicago vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$709
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
95
67
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 131% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 529th and 4604th ($2678 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 7th 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 23rd and 3470th 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
$21.9
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$9034

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ChicagoMexico City

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804