Cologne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$967
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
96
66
🏙️ Population
1.07M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 36% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2484th and 4206th ($1752 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 12th and 4184th 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
$12.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$10204

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881