Frankfurt vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
93
73
🏙️ Population
776K
9.21M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 53% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1384th and 4074th ($2251 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 48th and 2482nd 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
$17.4
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$13182

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005