Detroit vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
639K
9.21M

The cost of living in Detroit is 54% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4206th ($1979 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 8th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 172nd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.84
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881