Columbus vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
93
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
906K
9.21M

The cost of living in Columbus is 45% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1634th and 4074th ($2140 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 266th and 2482nd 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
$20.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$13182

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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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005