Manchester vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
548K
9.21M

The cost of living in Manchester is 80% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1500th and 4630th ($2137 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 76th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$8550

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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