Delhi vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Delhi	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1379	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$210	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$545	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$188	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.7	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1008	$740
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	94	90
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	26.5M	9.21M

The cost of living in Delhi is 58% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8647th and 4630th ($505 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in India and Mexico, respectively. Check India vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Delhi compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Delhi ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4744th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Mexico City

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	Delhi	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.87	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.22	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$404	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.68	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2366	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.42	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.85	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.92	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.35	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.7	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.9	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1972	$8550

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$445
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$533
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$383
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$275
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$351
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$280
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$328
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$288
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$319
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$303
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$284
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$325
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$252
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$360
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$371
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$375
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$299
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$358
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$397
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$371
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$395
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$286
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$430
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$339
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$299
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$373
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$268
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$329
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$500
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$368
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$393
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$406
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$407
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$310
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$360

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