Denver vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Denver Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
716K
9.21M

The cost of living in Denver is 95% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 432nd and 4274th ($2791 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 1.6 months in Denver compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 239th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Denver vs Mexico City

Prices for goods and services in Denver and Mexico City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Denver Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$11420

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023