Denver vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2717
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6307
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1692
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$2963
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$666
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5130
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
716K
9.21M

The cost of living in Denver is 134% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 463rd and 4604th ($2717 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 7th 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 1.9 months in Denver compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 158th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Mexico City

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Denver Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.1
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.01
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1812
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3223
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.4
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4595
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3621
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.81
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1528
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16279
$9034

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2495
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2674
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2737
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2784
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2525
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2639
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2958
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2568
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2661
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2509
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2624
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2508
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2661
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2451
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2001
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2193
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2421
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2369
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2373
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1768
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2425
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1892
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1854
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1974
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1642
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2396
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1711
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1854
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2211
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2623
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2170
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1706
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1768

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804