Lima vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$426
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
64
66
🏙️ Population
9.94M
9.21M

The cost of living in Lima is 28% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5780th and 4206th ($932 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Peru and Mexico, respectively. Check Peru vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4655th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Mexico City

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Lima Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881