Manchester vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
548K
9.21M

The cost of living in Manchester is 55% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1798th and 4206th ($1998 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 8th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 110th and 4184th 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
$17
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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