Dortmund vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$736
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
593K
9.21M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 28% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 3604th and 4630th ($1523 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 6th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 692nd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709