Cologne vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Cologne Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1643
$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3959
$2455
🏠 One person rent
$881
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1574
$947
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$218
$84.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2585
$689
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
1.07M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cologne is 57% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2459th and 5281st ($1643 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Cologne compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 13th and 3813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$8.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.31
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$893
$744
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1628
$1302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1205
$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.26%
10.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6134
$2776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4812
$1813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.65
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.79
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.65
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.8
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.13
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$733
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12429
$7851

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$803
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$790
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$670
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$922
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$814
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$726
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$661
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$640
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$681
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$692
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$711
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$694
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$676
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$689
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$703
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$601
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$576
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$694
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$690
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$730
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$693
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$672
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$710
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$796
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$691
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$494
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$527
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$622
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$770
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$645
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$692
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$716
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$690
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$608
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$515
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1087
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$991
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$508
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$574
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$706