Edinburgh vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
488K
9.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 63% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1221st and 4274th ($2331 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 6th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 77th and 3354th 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
$22.7
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$11420

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023