Denver vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2775
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6485
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1690
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2926
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$695
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4922
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
716K
9.21M

The cost of living in Denver is 108% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 434th and 4418th ($2775 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 183rd and 3317th 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
$18.6
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.66
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1831
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1450
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3135
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2601
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5007
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3720
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.84
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.24
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.8
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$199
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1571
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16240
$11015

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2552
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2735
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2677
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2744
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2617
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2961
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2596
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2760
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2537
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2876
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2520
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2760
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2465
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2019
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2231
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2430
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2377
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2385
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2353
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1895
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1850
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2263
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1628
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2407
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1824
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1705
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1516
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2235
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2514
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2204
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1753

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