Memphis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1842
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4402
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1073
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1650
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$554
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.2
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3551
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
90
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
633K
9.21M

The cost of living in Memphis is 55% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2338th and 4630th ($1842 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 247th and 3360th 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
$14.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$950
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1379
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1357
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.6
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.09
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$130
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.1
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1428
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27502
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2358
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2122
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$2055
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$2065
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1818
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2064
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2262
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$2030
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1736
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1839
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$1995
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1687
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1883
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1774
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1849
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1656
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1781
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1806
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1615
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1798
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1836
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1323
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1985
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1756
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1802
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1516
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1795
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1983
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1586
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1708
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2028
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1926
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1854
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$1607
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2552
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1543
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1325
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2670

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