Lima vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1040
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2534
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$453
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$771
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$294
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$592
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
9.94M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lima is 22% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5274th and 4418th ($1040 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Peru and Mexico, respectively. Check Peru vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3631st and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.56
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.18
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.09
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$972
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1809
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8454
$11015

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745

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