Mexico City vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$7133
🏠 One person rent
$663
$2069
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$3842
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$687
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$4346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
66
91
🏙️ Population
9.21M
442K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 58% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4206th and 101st ($1288 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 86th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 4184th and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Miami

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Mexico City Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$28464

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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

Cities near Miami

Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2780
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2771
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2610
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2738
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2904
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2611
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3152
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2714
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2556
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2647
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2593
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2596
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2611
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2593
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2569
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2539
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$4065
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2533
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2559
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2568
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2488
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2545
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2558
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2493
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2565
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2217
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2783