Dortmund vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$762
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
595K
9.21M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 23% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3401st and 4418th ($1632 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 5th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 84th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Mexico City

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Dortmund Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030