Denver vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
716K
9.21M

The cost of living in Denver is 115% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 294th and 4206th ($2771 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 134th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$10204

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

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