Dallas vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
90
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
1.3M
9.21M

The cost of living in Dallas is 94% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 689th and 4206th ($2497 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 116th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dallas Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

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