Dublin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2858
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6400
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1880
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$3325
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4105
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
92
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
593K
9.21M

The cost of living in Dublin is 115% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 315th and 4418th ($2858 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 21st and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Mexico City

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Dublin Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2001
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1600
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3623
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2903
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7908
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6270
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.6
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.7
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.8
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.6
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1314
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9426
$11015

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2443
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2902
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1955
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$2010
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1912
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1879
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2359
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1884
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$2205
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1484
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1703
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$2159
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2768
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1712
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1551
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1655
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1815
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1804
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1831
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1834
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1937
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1832
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1813
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1682
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2472
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1729
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1767
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1778
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$2023
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1802
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1680
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1873
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1883
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1840
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1652
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1839
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1723

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