Houston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$740
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
2.3M
9.21M

The cost of living in Houston is 89% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1258th and 4630th ($2248 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 6th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 82nd and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Mexico City

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Houston Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709