Cologne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 39% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2067th and 4274th ($1990 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 15th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Mexico City

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Cologne Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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