Dallas vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5210
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1465
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2028
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4795
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
92
72
🏙️ Population
1.3M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dallas is 84% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 948th and 4418th ($2447 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th 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 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 136th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Mexico City

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Dallas Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1516
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1198
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2176
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3818
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2456
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.51
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.7
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1152
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24402
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2133
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2183
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2223
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2176
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2250
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2222
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2200
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2130
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2497
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2315
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2199
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2179
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2162
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2135
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2340
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2381
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1856
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2268
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2133
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2139
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2212
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2140
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2038
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2133
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2246
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2143
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2568
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2145
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2336
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2138
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2369
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2187
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2136
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2108
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2140
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2216

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