Cologne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
1.09M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 48% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2104th and 4418th ($1968 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 3317th 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
$15.4
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$11015

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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