Edinburgh vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
488K
9.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 89% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4630th ($2246 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 40th and 3360th 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
$18.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$8550

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Mexico City

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