Columbus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
906K
9.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 89% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1248th and 4630th ($2252 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 6th 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 65th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 242nd and 3360th 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
$19.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709