Dortmund vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$675
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
81
73
🏙️ Population
595K
9.21M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 0.5% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4048th and 4074th ($1482 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 4th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 625th and 2482nd 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
$14.8
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

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