Los Angeles vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3028
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$611
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1253
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$740
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	99	90
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	3.9M	9.21M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 168% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 72nd and 4630th ($3187 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 47th and 3360th 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	$21.6	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$8550

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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