Memphis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1917
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4608
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$1113
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1707
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3719
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
87
73
🏙️ Population
633K
9.21M

The cost of living in Memphis is 30% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2305th and 4074th ($1917 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 311th and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Mexico City

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Memphis Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.3
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1660
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1418
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.6
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.79
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27334
$13182

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005