Manchester vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
93
😀 Quality of life
93
72
🏙️ Population
548K
9.21M

The cost of living in Manchester is 66% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1156th and 4274th ($2365 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 78th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Mexico City

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Manchester Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$11420

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023