London vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2923
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1214
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	99	67
🏙️ Population	8.8M	9.21M

The cost of living in London is 184% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 58th and 4604th ($3296 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in the United Kingdom and Mexico, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Mexico City

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	London	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$9034

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804