Frankfurt vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
776K
9.21M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 64% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1510th and 4418th ($2182 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 38th and 3317th 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
$17.3
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$11015

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030