Detroit vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
87
73
🏙️ Population
639K
9.21M

The cost of living in Detroit is 40% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1839th and 4074th ($2070 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 4th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 319th and 2482nd 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
$17.9
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005