Edinburgh vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5387
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$1269
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$2336
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3522
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
488K
9.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 84% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1491st and 4604th ($2140 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 7th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 34th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mexico City

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Edinburgh Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.21
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.64
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1331
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$970
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2573
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1865
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$291
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.75%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6219
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4199
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.2
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1772
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21911
$9034

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804