Dublin vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2713
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6029
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1808
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$3147
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3558
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
553K
9.21M

The cost of living in Dublin is 111% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 357th and 4206th ($2713 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ireland and Mexico, respectively. Check Ireland vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 35th and 4184th 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
$18.7
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1838
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1529
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3276
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2713
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$271
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7683
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5685
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.6
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.03
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$70.8
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1364
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10404
$10204

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Cities near Dublin

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2436
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2283
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2391
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1869
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1744
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1775
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1643
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2183
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1741
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1719
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1305
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1642
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1955
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2244
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1706
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1662
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1494
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1642
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1652
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1713
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1656
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1650
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1519
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2311
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1578
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1706
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1867
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1715
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1358
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1733
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1568
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1467
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1532
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1588

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881