Columbus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2202
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5415
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1315
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$608
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
87
66
🏙️ Population
906K
9.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 71% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4206th ($2202 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 8th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 202nd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mexico City

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Columbus Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.03
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1415
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1025
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2997
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3125
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3122
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1244
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10456
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861

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