Edinburgh vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
90
😀 Quality of life
93
66
🏙️ Population
488K
9.21M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 59% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1692nd and 4206th ($2043 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 8th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 64th and 4184th 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
$17.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$10204

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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