Denver vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
716K
9.21M

The cost of living in Denver is 127% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 444th and 4630th ($2699 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 6th 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 36th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 160th and 3360th 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
$18.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$8550

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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