Detroit vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
639K
9.21M

The cost of living in Detroit is 42% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1947th and 4274th ($2032 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 318th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Mexico City

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Detroit Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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