Los Angeles vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Los Angeles Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7625
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$2019
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$3688
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$715
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6398
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
94
66
🏙️ Population
3.9M
9.21M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 146% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 72nd and 4206th ($3165 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 8th 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 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 34th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mexico City

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Los Angeles Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.42
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2215
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1717
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4161
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3237
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.7%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7697
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6904
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.26
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.95
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$140
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2020
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31623
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862

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