Chicago vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
97
72
🏙️ Population
2.75M
9.21M

The cost of living in Chicago is 110% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 394th and 4418th ($2799 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.7 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 3317th 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
$19.2
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$11015

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030