Columbus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2181
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1256
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2214
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$662
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3957
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
906K
9.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 64% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1512th and 4418th ($2181 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 217th and 3317th 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
$19.3
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.21
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.98
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$973
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$244
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3028
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2566
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.3
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.25
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1105
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28983
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061

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