Memphis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Memphis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4406
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1052
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1518
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3391
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
87
72
🏙️ Population
633K
9.21M

The cost of living in Memphis is 30% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 2663rd and 4274th ($1851 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 362nd and 3354th 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
$15.2
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.83
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1430
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1671
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1396
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.8
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27314
$11420

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Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822

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