Frankfurt vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
87
90
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
759K
9.21M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 48% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2040th and 4206th ($1902 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 8th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 38th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Mexico City

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Frankfurt Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$10204

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

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