Frankfurt vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
776K
9.21M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 56% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1425th and 4274th ($2230 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Germany and Mexico, respectively. Check Germany vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 34th and 3354th 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
$18.6
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$11420

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023